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Obama, European leaders to hold Ukraine crisis call: White House - The White House on Tuesday said President Barack Obama will hold a secure video conference with European leaders to discTue, 3 Mar 2015, 08:21 AM // koreaherald.com

[Graphic News] Higher education linked to more happiness - South Koreans who received higher levels of education are happier than those who did not attend university, a study showTue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:26 AM // koreaherald.com

2014 political donations fall short of upper limit - Political donations collected by lawmakers fell short of the upper limit in 2014, official data showed Tuesday, in an apTue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:24 AM // koreaherald.com

Questions remain over efficacy of antigraft law - The anticorruption bill, which passed the National Assembly Tuesday, continued to stoke questions over its efficacy andTue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:24 AM // koreaherald.com

U.S. seeks to calm Korea over Japan - The U.S. has stepped in to defuse a rising furor after a top official openly expressed frustration over ongoing historicTue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:20 AM // koreaherald.com

Foreign small cars woo young Korean drivers - Spotting small-sized foreign cars in the Korean streets will be more common this year as foreign car manufacturers are cTue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:10 AM // koreaherald.com

KOSPI back above 2,000 after 5 months - The Korea Composite Stock Price Index recovered to the 2,000 mark for the first time in five months on expectations of gTue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:59 AM // koreaherald.com

[Editorial] Second Middle East boom - President Park Geun-hye is in the middle of a tour of four Middle East nations, hoping to lay the ground for what she caTue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:55 AM // koreaherald.com

US says Official's Remarks Weren't Directed at Particular Leader - [Politics] : Anchor: The United States sought to soothe South Koreans after a remark by a high-ranking official ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:46 PM // world.kbs.co.kr

S. Koreans Spend Record High 13 Trillion Won on Credit Cards Overseas in 2014 - [Politics] : South Koreans charged more than 13 trillion won on their credit cards last year overseas, a ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:46 PM // world.kbs.co.kr

68% of Smokers Quit or Cut Down on Smoking This Year - [Politics] : Sixty-eight percent of smokers in South Korea said they have either quit or reduced smoking this ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:10 PM // world.kbs.co.kr

US Seeks to Soothe S. Korea over Under Secretary's Remark - [Politics] : The U.S. State Department said nothing has changed in U.S. policy following controversial remarks ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:02 PM // world.kbs.co.kr

Korean-Canadian Pastor Missing in North Korea - [International] : A Korean-Canadian pastor has been missing in North Korea since the end of January. The Light ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:30 PM // world.kbs.co.kr

S. Korea to Amend Local Government Ordinances - [Politics] : Marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of local self-governments, South Korea will amend local ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:40 AM // world.kbs.co.kr

Seoul: No Change in US View of Northeast Asian History - [Politics] : The South Korean government has confirmed that there is no change in the U.S.' stance regarding ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:24 AM // world.kbs.co.kr

Two Koreas to Collide over Rights Voilations at UN Meeting - [International] : The 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council will kick off in Geneva on Monday. The ...[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 01:46 AM // world.kbs.co.kr

Gov’t, Ruling Party Devise Stronger Gun Control Measures - [Domestic] : In the wake of a series of deadly shooting sprees, the government will require gun owners to attach GPS tracking devices to their weapons.[more...]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 01:03 AM // world.kbs.co.kr

Jakarta Turns to Incheon for Asian Games Know-How - The organizing committee of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon reached a consulting agreement with the event's next host, Jakarta. Incheon on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesi…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:52 PM // english.chosun.com

Jeju Air Sells Soju Onboard - Low-cost carrier Jeju Air started to sell soju on flights from Sunday. We added soju to our in-flight beverage menu because some passengers asked for it, a company spokesman said on Monday. Jeju Air i…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:37 PM // english.chosun.com

TVXQ Bags 5 Gold Disc Awards in Japan - TVXQ collected five awards at Japan's Gold Disc Awards for the second consecutive year. The veteran boy band won Best Asian Artist, Album of the Year in Asia for Tree, and Best Asian Music Video for t…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:27 PM // english.chosun.com

Korean Women Golfers Fired Up by Olympic Hopes - Korean women golfers are off to a strong start in the 2015 season of the U.S. LPGA Tour, winning three out of four events. And the only other winner was world No.1 Lydia Ko, a Korean-New Zealander. Ch…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:14 PM // english.chosun.com

Google Is Jobseekers' Preferred Foreign Employer - Google has been chosen as the best foreign employer in Korea for the seventh year running. In a poll of 1,424 college students and jobseekers by job portal Saramin on Monday, 43 percent picked Google…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:13 PM // english.chosun.com

Older People Open Online Businesses - More middle-aged people are starting Internet shopping businesses as baby boomers retire and small businesses move online to access new markets. According to online shopping site 11st.co.kr on Monday,…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:43 PM // english.chosun.com

Park Arrives in Kuwait - President Park Geun-hye arrived in Kuwait on Monday on the first leg of her nine-day tour of the Persian Gulf. In Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, President Park will seek cooperation in areas…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:40 PM // english.chosun.com

Korea to Tighten Gun Controls - Korea is clamping down on guns in light of last week's fatal shootings by a septuagenarian bent on suicide. The government and ruling party on Monday agreed on measures to require GPS tracking for all…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:40 PM // english.chosun.com

More Fashion-Conscious Men Suffer from Bunions - A growing number of men are suffering from bunions, an unsightly ailment usually associated with women who wear uncomfortable high heels. The National Health Insurance Service said Sunday that data fr…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:16 PM // english.chosun.com

N.Korea Fires Missiles During S.Korea-U.S. Drills - North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday morning just as South Korea and the U.S. started massive annual joint exercises. The North fired two short-range ballis…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 07:36 PM // english.chosun.com

Twitter, Authorities Probe Alleged IS Threats - Twitter and law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged threats made by Islamic State militants against the social media network's co-founder and other employees, the company said in reactio…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 06:35 PM // english.chosun.com

Nemtsov's Shaken Girlfriend Says She Didn't See Killer - Boris Nemtsov's girlfriend has broken her public silence on the murder of the Russian opposition activist, saying she did not see the killer who gunned him down as they strolled across a bridge near t…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 06:21 PM // english.chosun.com

Smog Documentary Goes Viral in China - A documentary by a former state media investigative journalist about the dangerous health impact of China's smog has gone viral on the Chinese Internet, just days before the country hosts top level me…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 06:09 PM // english.chosun.com

Spring Starts Earlier - In recent years spring has started 10 days earlier than four decades ago, probably due to climate change and urbanization, a study suggests. According to the study in the latest issue of the Journal o…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 10:43 PM // english.chosun.com

Lydia Ko Claims European Tour Title - Korean-New Zealander golfer Lydia Ko collected another trophy by winning the New Zealand Women's Open on Sunday. She maintains the top ranking for the fourth week. The 18-year-old won the Australian W…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 10:40 PM // english.chosun.com

The Astonishing Comeback of Yang Hee-young - Yang Hee-young, also known as Amy Yang, has been touted as a golf prodigy since her teens, when she was training in Australia. People compared her to Pak Se-ri in terms of physique and swing technique…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 10:33 PM // english.chosun.com

February a Lame Month for Korean Films - Korean films performed badly in February. Four domestically produced films made it into the top 10 at the box office here but drew a mere 7.46 million cinemagoers, the worst record for the month in fi…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 10:12 PM // english.chosun.com

Apple Invites Press to Smartwatch Launch - Apple on Thursday sent out invitations for a press event on March 9 in San Francisco where the company is expected to unveil a Smartwatch.The invite, designed to generate maximum hype with minimum eff…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 09:28 PM // english.chosun.com

Hyundai Recalls 263,000 Avantes in U.S. - Hyundai is recalling 263,000 Avantes in the U.S. due to faulty steering wheel parts. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Sunday said some Avantes have problems with the electric…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 09:23 PM // english.chosun.com

Exports Drop 3.4% in February - Falling oil prices are dragging down Korean exports. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Sunday, the nation's outbound shipments came to US$41.46 billion in February, down 3.4 p…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 09:22 PM // english.chosun.com

Ki Sung-yueng in 100th Premier League Appearance - When Ki Sung-yueng and his club Swansea City played against Burnley over the weekend, the midfielder made his 100th appearance in the English Premier League and helped his team win 1-0. The 26-year-ol…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 09:22 PM // english.chosun.com

U.S. Discusses Tougher N.Korea Sanctions - The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs in a full session on Friday passed a bill calling for tougher sanction against North Korea. The new bill envisions sanctions on firms and individuals in thi…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 08:49 PM // english.chosun.com

Mobile World Congress 2015 Opens in Barcelona - The 2015 Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona, Spain on Monday to offer a glimpse of the future of mobile communication technology during its four-day run. The theme for this year is Edge of Innov…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 08:06 PM // english.chosun.com

Seocho Beats Gangnam for Most Expensive Apartments - The most expensive home in Seoul last year was the Hill compound in Hannam-dong in the tony central Seoul district, where an apartment went for W6.57 billion (US$1=W1,100). The Chosun Ilbo also found…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 07:40 PM // english.chosun.com

Elderly Often Keen to Marry Again - A new generation of single elderly people between 60 and 75 are actively seeking new partners, unlike the generation before them who often resigned themselves to loneliness. In fact, this age group is…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 06:44 PM // english.chosun.com

U.S. Astronauts Rig 'Parking Spots' to Space Station - Two U.S. astronauts whipped through a third spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Sunday to rig parking spots for new U.S. space taxis. Station commander Barry Butch Wilmore and flight…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 06:40 PM // english.chosun.com

Bangladesh Pays Tribute to U.S. Blogger Killed in Machete Attack - Bangladeshis paid tribute Sunday to an American blogger and critic of religious extremism who was hacked to death in Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers in the Muslim-majority natio…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 06:33 PM // english.chosun.com

So, What Color Is That Dress, Anyway? - A new dress by British retailer Roman Originals attracted the world's attention when an international survey showed that people looking at it on the Internet could not agree on what color it is. Some…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 06:28 PM // english.chosun.com

Nevada Regulators to Allow Betting on Olympics - The Olympic Games' motto, Faster, higher, stronger, can now grow by one word in the U.S. market: richer. The gaming commission in the U.S. state of Nevada has unanimously approved betting on the Olymp…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 07:33 PM // english.chosun.com

Why More Young People Decide to Take It Easy - A new modesty is making inroads in Korea as young people begin to accept that the glamorous lifestyle of the very rich, the fast cars and spectacular weddings may never come their way. This is already…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 06:28 PM // english.chosun.com

[Editorial] US should reflect on its next action after inflammatory remarks - On Feb. 27, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman made some remarks about Japan’s problematic history that are difficult to understand. Unless the American government takes s…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:17 AM // hani.co.kr

Behind masks, guerilla-style groups scattering leaflets critical of Pres. Park - Day in and day out, thousands of leaflets bashing President Park Geun-hye are being scattered across downtown Seoul. Over the four days from Feb. 25 to Feb. 28, the leaflets were strewn across the str…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:13 AM // hani.co.kr

Consumption of tasty pork belly bulge on its special day - A single pig produces just around 10 kilograms of belly, the chief ingredient in the popular dish known as samgyeopsal, three-layered pork belly. Many Koreans are wild about the characteristic blend o…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:11 AM // hani.co.kr

With new law, culture of bribing officials could be waning - The ruling and opposition parties agreed at the National Assembly on Mar. 2 to pass the Kim Young-ran Act during this month‘s general session. The decision means the two sides have bridged some of th.…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:06 AM // hani.co.kr

Report finds less class mobility and more entrenched poverty - The increasing difficulty of upward class mobility is leading to entrenched poverty, a state think tank concluded in a recent report. The findings also showed an increasingly severe concentration of .…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:03 AM // hani.co.kr

South Korean government says US official's remarks don’t warrant an official response - Remarks by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman that South Korea, China, and Japan take advantage of historical issues in domestic politics are causing controversy. The Sout…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:00 AM // hani.co.kr

[Photo] Another application for compensation from Samsung - Shin Hyo-seon, who contracted pituitary adenoma after working at a Samsung semiconductor factory for six years starting in 2004, holds her hand to her head upon leaving Korean Workers’ Compensation an…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:53 AM // hani.co.kr

In South Korea, skin aging might be the scariest damage of cigarette smoking - During the provisional session of the National Assembly in February, a law that would make it mandatory to put warning images on packs of cigarettes passed the standing committee. Initially, packs w..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:31 AM // hani.co.kr

[Editorial] Pres. Park offers up a pointless speech on an important occasion - 2015 is a notable year, since it is both the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial occupation and the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Sout…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:24 AM // hani.co.kr

“Imagining” another Korea for 2045, 100 years after liberation - “I’d like to create a world in which there are no oppressors or oppressed. Why don’t we develop a siren that would go off when one person starts lording over another?” “Isn’t offering comfort to a fr.…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:22 AM // hani.co.kr

[News anlysis] US changing its tune on historical disagreements involving Japan - Recent comments by Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman are being taken as a warning from Washington that it can no longer ignore conflicts over historical issues that have simmered for…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:15 AM // hani.co.kr

[Photo] Paik Nam-june’s video art at the National Assembly - Staff look at video artworks by Paik Nam-june being exhibited at the National Assembly in Seoul, Mar. 1. The biggest moveable work by Paik, called “Communication/Transportion” is a 250cm tall, 160 wid…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:09 AM // hani.co.kr

[Photo] Only one lonely kid on the first day of school - Lee Seung-kyu (center) cuts a cake congratulating him on entering Dangrim Elementary School in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, with his father (behind him) and teachers, Mar. 2. Lee was the only child in…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:06 AM // hani.co.kr

[Cine feature] Finding new diversity films within 2015 Korean cinema! - Which Korean films will attract film critics and film festivals in 2015? In our search for new Korean films that move away from the conventions of commercial cinema to profess a unique color of their…Sat, 28 Feb 2015, 07:19 PM // hani.co.kr

[Cine feature] Ramyeon in Korean Films - ‘Ramen’ was first invented in Japan in the 19th century. Then in 1958, Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. invented instant noodles. The noodles landed in Korea in the 1960s and it was the beginning of the…Sat, 28 Feb 2015, 06:53 PM // hani.co.kr

[News analysis] Pres. Park names NIS director as her new Chief of Staff - President Park Geun-hye named National Intelligence Service (NIS) director Lee Byung-kee on Feb. 27 as her new Blue House Chief of Staff. Lee’s appointment comes 46 days after the replacement of prev.…Sat, 28 Feb 2015, 02:37 AM // hani.co.kr

(LEAD) Park arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks with new king - By Kim Kwang-tae RIYADH, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with newly enthroned King Salman to discuss how to boost security and eco…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 06:14 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

Park arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks with new king - By Kim Kwang-tae RIYADH, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with newly enthroned King Salman to discuss how to boost security and eco…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:12 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

Park leaves for Saudi Arabia for talks with new king - By Kim Kwang-tae KUWAIT CITY, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with newly enthroned King Salman to discuss how to boost security and…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:10 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

Seoul under fire for tepid response to Sherman's remarks on history - SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government remained under fire on Tuesday for what critics call its lukewarm reaction to a top U.S. diplomat's remarks seen as taking sides with Japan in a…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:10 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

China to invite world leaders to parade marking WWII anniversary - BEIJING, March 3 (Yonhap) -- China will invite world leaders to a military parade later this year marking the end of World War II, China's foreign ministry said Tuesday, in an event that could highlig…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:10 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

(LEAD) Rock singer died from medical malpractice: police - SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Popular rock singer Shin Hae-chul died as a result of medical malpractice since his doctor did not provide proper care after abdominal surgery, police said Tuesday. Last Oct…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:39 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

N. Korea says no more chances for inter-Korean dialogue - SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Tuesday that South Korea has blown any chance for bilateral dialogue by pressing ahead with joint military drills with the United States. The Committee for…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:08 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

Jin Air gets latest IATA safety certification - SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Jin Air Co., the budget unit of South Korea's largest carrier Korean Air Lines Co., said Tuesday it has obtained the latest safety certification from the International Air T…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:08 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

Hyundai Motor unveils all-new Tucson at Geneva motor show - SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading automaker, said Tuesday that it has unveiled its all-new Tucson sport utility vehicle (SUV) at a motor show in Geneva in a bid to ex…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:37 AM // yonhapnews.feedsportal.com

On the Road with the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP)– to the Chrysalis Election - Part 2 Read Part 1 I’ve looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It’s life’s illusions I recall I really don’t know life at all. Joni Mitchell July 11th (early morning) T…Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 05:31 PM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

Can Ye Not Serve God and Mammon? ‘Quo Vadis, Korean Megachurches?’ - By Donald Kirk The growth of megachurches worldwide is a global phenomenon, a mass movement in which thousands of individual churches or parishes each claim more than 2,000 members. The Full Gospel Ch…Fri, 12 Dec 2014, 04:33 PM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

The ‘Former’ French Concession in Shanghai - By Jake Reed On any given day, I walk out through the gates of the first floor onto the street, and fall under the shadow of the birch trees that uniformly decorate the sidewalk. If the size of the t…Fri, 12 Dec 2014, 04:31 PM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

Looking at the Korean Uni Experience after 12 Years in the U.S. - By Jun Won Lee I find Korean culture to be fine, a mixed feeling of both good and bad. Korea is just like any other country around the world. The only thing that I found noticeably different was the c…Fri, 12 Dec 2014, 04:22 PM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

On the Road with the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP)—to the Chrysalis Election - By Scott Liam Soper The corner of St. 282 and the north-south running, St. 51 (also known as Pasteur Street) is provocative and has much in common with many other corners and addresses in Phnom Penh’s…Tue, 29 Jul 2014, 09:50 AM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

Ties that Bind — Weighing the Sewol Tragedy - By Donald Kirk How much more will we really know about the construction companies that build apartment blocks that look like giant matchboxes from one end of the country to the other? And who knows wh…Sun, 18 May 2014, 07:45 PM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

Seeing Yellow: The Aftermath of the Sewol and its Political Implications - By Jenny Choi Korea’s doors, fences, car windows, and social media profile pictures are a sea of yellow ribbons right now. In the aftermath of the sinking of the Sewol ferry, yellow ribbons have come…Sun, 18 May 2014, 07:13 PM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

Writing from Wreckage: Korean LGBT Literature, Activism and the First Literary Award - By Finn When the door to his office wouldn't budge, Yol sensed something was blocking it. After a call out to his office mates and several shoves, it finally opened a crack. Through it he saw a soju b…Sun, 18 May 2014, 05:40 PM // thethreewisemonkeys.com

Spy: Episode 14 - Oh, it’s on now. Sun-woo gets separated from his family and has to fight for a reunion, even though he has opponents on both sides who seem dead set on holding at least one of his loved ones hostage a…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 11:04 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Sensory Couple adds Namgoong Min, Yoon Jin-seo - On one hand, I like these two new additions to Sensory Couple — but on the other hand, why are Namgoong Min (My Secret Hotel) and Yoon Jin-seo (Twelve Men in a Year) still stuck in second lead roles i…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 06:02 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Ho-gu’s Love: Episode 7 - If last week’s developments spun the story in a sideways direction, today gives us answers and explanations, which shed a lot of light on what’s actually going on with these characters. I would have e…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:10 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Gong Hyo-jin considers Producer opposite Cha Tae-hyun - I love it. This drama is doing so many things right, and it’s not even on the air yet. Producer, the new KBS drama from the writer of You From Another Star, is courting Gong Hyo-jin (It’s Okay, It’s L…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 07:36 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Kill Me, Heal Me: Episode 16 - Do-hyun and Ri-jin finally get to ride the Snowflake Train, but is it the end of the line for them as a couple? The sweetness is undercut by the reality of their situation, and the thread of melanchol…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 05:01 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

IU courted to reunite with Kim Soo-hyun in Producer - Well, you had me at Cha Tae-hyun, but I won’t say no if you just keep casting people I like. KBS’s new drama about varietyland called Producer has an offer out to singer-actress IU (Pretty Man, You’re…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 06:01 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Heart to Heart: Episode 13 - Hong-do discovers the secret of her past, and spends this entire episode trying to run from it. But no matter how much she may want to, she can’t hide from the truth. She can’t hide from Yi-seok eithe…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 11:02 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

MC Mong's 'Love Mash' tops charts (2015/03/03) - MC Mong's 'Love Mash', the title track from the singer-rapper's newly released mini-album 'Song for You', had topped major music portals as of Tuesday morning, the day it was released. The mini-album…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[Interview] TV's love expert frets about dating (2015/03/03) - Sung Si-kyung If there is one celebrity on TV who seems to know his way around women, it's Sung Si-kyung. The 36-year-old singer has been appearing as a regular panelist on several talk shows that di…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

What's next for Kim Soo-hyeon-I, Lee Min-ho, Kim Woo-bin and Lee Jong-suk? (2015/03/02) - It looks like it's time to rewrite the list of the '4 kings of Hallyu'. The original 'kings' Lee Byung-hun, Jang Dong-gun, Song Seung-heon and Won Bin are now in their 40s and are either taken (Lee B…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Park Geon-hyeong to be a daddy in August (2015/03/02) - Actor Park Geon-hyeong is becoming a daddy soon. According to several sources, his wife is now 20 weeks pregnant and the baby is due this coming August. Apparently Park Geon-hyeong is very happy abou…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Minah, Sandeul on 'Let's Go!' (2015/03/02) - Minah, a member of the girl group Girl's Day, and Sandeul, a member of K-pop boy group B1A4, will appear in a special episode of reality TV show 'Let's Go! Dream Team'.In the special episode, the two…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[Interview] Jo Yoon-hee, "I am free now that I am beyond my 20s" (2015/03/02) - 'I was so shy and used to be busy hiding, but now I want to become livelier'. The high school student who used to be so shy in front of the camera is now a well-seasoned actress 14 years into her car…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[Spoiler] 'Blood' Koo Hye-seon gets mad at Ahn Jae-hyeon for being late to surgery (2015/03/02) - On the March 2nd episode of KBS' 'Blood', Ji-sang (Ahn Jae-hyeon) was chasing after his enemies who had killed his parents and became late to surgery. While Ji-sang was scheduled to perform an liver…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

February a Lame Month for Korean Films (2015/03/02) - Korean films performed badly in February. Four domestically produced films made it into the top 10 at the box office here but drew a mere 7.46 million cinemagoers, the worst record for the month in f…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Punch - Drama" Episode 14 (2015/03/02) - The tension never dies in 'Punch - Drama'. Just when the good guys get a leg up on the pervasive corruption that endeavors to drag them down, the bad guys find a soulless way to quash them. Amongst t…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Big Bang triumphs in Tokyo (2015/03/02) - K-pop boy group Big Bang enchanted an audience of about 30,000 during a recent concert in Tokyo, YG Entertainment, the agency of the five-member boy group, said on Sunday. The group performed a final…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Kang So-ra more beautiful everyday, her spring fashion pictorial (2015/03/02) - Kang So-ra's pictorial has been revealed. Life style magazine, 'Heren' February issue featured Kang So-ra's pictorial. It is attracting netizens' attention as she has made an appearnce through the pi…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[Spoiler] 'Heard It Through the Grapevine' Lee Joon goes through suspenseful stunt to meet Ko Ah-seong
(2015/03/02) - 'Heard it through the Grapevine' Lee Joon could meet Yoo Joon-sang again through a suspenseful operation similar to the one you might see in a spay movie. On the March 2nd episode of SBS Monday and T…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Hogu's Love" Episode 7 (2015/03/02) - My last review for 'Hogu's Love' was a bit harsh. It's not that I think my opinion was wrong so much as my expectations were probably unfair. First and foremost, 'Hogu's Love' is a comedy. While the…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Today's Photo: March 2, 2015 (2015/03/02) - People hold up the taegeukgi or national flag during an event marking March 1 Independence Movement Day in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on Sunday. Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

IU lands lead in 'Producers' drama (2015/03/02) - Soloist 'IU' is returning with a new drama series rather than an album, according to an exclusive report by Ilgan Sports, an affiliate of the Korea JoongAng Daily.The sports daily reported Tuesday th…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Lee Jong-suk, "Healed through 'Pinocchio'" (2015/03/02) - Lee Jong-suk, who has proven himself as an actor equipped with both popularity and acting abilities, stood in front of camera for fashion magazine, 'Marie Claire'. After completing all the schedules…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

San E joins charity recording (2015/03/02) - Korean rapper San E has participated in a global hip-hop project called #HIPHOPISHIPHOP as a representative of Korea, according to Brand New Music, the agency of the 30-year-old singer. Brand New Mus…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

YB Band at Whiskey A Go Go (2015/03/02) - Rock band YB Band will have a solo concert at Whisky A Go Go, a California rock club with 50-year history, on March 14. Dee Company, the agency of the band, said Sunday that YB Band was invited by th…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[Interview] Shinhwa at it again with 12th album (2015/03/02) - Shinhwa came back with its 12th studio album. From left: Eric Moon, Jun Jin, Lee Min-woo on the laps of 'Andy', Kim Dong-wan and Shin Hye-sung. [Provided by Shincom Company] No boy or girl group has…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

'The Joseon Magician' with Yoo Seung-ho and Ko Ah-ra has begun filming (2015/03/02) - Movie 'The Joseon Magician' has commenced the shoot on Febuary 27th. On March 2nd, Lotte Entertainment in charge of investment and distribution has announced about the beginning of the filming and op…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

"Shine or Go Crazy" in significant lead over "Heard It Through the Grapevine" (2015/03/02) - 'Shine or Go Crazy' dropped slightly in percentage. According to Nielsen Korea, MBC drama 'Shine or Go Crazy' rated 11.9% on the 2nd. This is 2.4% lower than the previous episode. Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Family Outing" Episode 16 (2015/03/01) - The storyline is mostly simplified here. We have the core of the family unit generally arguing about the extent of Joon-hee's betrayal, and this is for a time interrupted by the marriage consideratio…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Kim Soo-hyeon-I and IU to star in a drama together called "Producers"? (2015/03/01) - Singer 'IU' and actor Kim Soo-hyeon-I could be starring together in the KBS 2TV entertainment drama titled, 'Producers'. 'IU' has been nominated for a role in the drama as a popular star singer. Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

"Falling For Innocence" poster, Jeong Kyeong-ho, Kim So-yeon and Yoon Hyeon-min (2015/03/01) - The new JTBC drama 'Falling For Innocence' revealed two posters. 'Falling For Innocence' is about a man with a stone cold heart falling changing into a man with a warm heart only for one woman after…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Kim Rae-won, "I am seeing someone..." (2015/03/01) - Kim Rae-won claimed that he was seeing someone although it wasn't enough to say that he was in an actual relationship. He claims it's more developed than a flirting stage and she's a regular office w…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Jing Bi-rok" Episode 6 (2015/03/01) - All right, it's not just my imagination. At one point this episode the repetitive political arguments get so boring they even manage to put another character to sleep. Is this what 'Jing Bi-rok' is t…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Snowy Road" Episode 2 (2015/03/01) - We find out here that the ultimate point of 'Snowy Road' was for Jong-boon to give Eun-soo the strength to move forward by reliving her own awful experience at the camps. In many ways the situation w…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 03:00 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Anti-Corruption Law Passed – Weasels Ride Woodpeckers – End Times Are Near - These are strange days indeed – The National Assembly (South Korea) actually passed an anti-corruption law that calls for up to three years in prison for journalists, teachers and public servants (?)…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 11:27 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Chejudo and the Influx of Chinese Money - Choe Sang-hun has an interesting article on the effect of so many Chinese pouring into Chejudo and the local government’s own policies that makes it easier for foreigners to buy property, though the i…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:13 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Korean adultery law (criminal) to be abolished in a historic decision - 62 years since it was established, the criminal law code 241 was ruled anti-constitutional at the Constitutional court by 7 votes to 2, and is to be scrapped (or replaced) As it stood, any adulterer,…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 07:22 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Hyundai Rotem Rail Cars May Have Saved Lives - Hello, I haven’t been around much lately. Sorry, I’ve been very busy and I will probably continue to be quite busy until the end of April. Any ways, I’ve come up for some air recently and figured, w…Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 03:57 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

A Modern Day 플란다스의 개 (A Dog of Flanders) - 플란다스의 개, and its main characters 넬로(Nello) the boy and his dog, 파트라슈(Patrasche) who was once abused by his former owner, a peddler that beat him to pull his cart, the dog then became the boy’s best fr…Tue, 24 Feb 2015, 05:09 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Bitter, Sweet Seoul – A Movie - Much thanks to Colin Marshall, who mentions this film Bitter, Sweet Seoul: an hour-long film made by Park Chan-wook, his brother Park Chan-kyong (together they form the filmmaking unit known as PARKin…Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 01:09 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

What is the answer to 내가 누군지 아느냐 “Do you know who I am?” - Maybe 손석희 Sohn Sukhee should have a change of career to being an anchor in the style of the Daily Show, because I actually laughed out aloud a couple of times watching this clip in which he addresses…Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 11:05 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Lawmaker criticizes textbooks for correctly describing the violence of the Samil protests - An article in today's Joongang Daily declares in its headline that Textbooks do disservice to March 1 movement.Rep. Han Sun-kyo, a lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party, told the JoongAng Ilbo on Thurs…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:04 PM // populargusts.blogspot.com

'Ode to My Father' with English subtitles tomorrow - For those wanting to see 'Ode to my Father,' which I reviewed here (and looked at the history it depicts here), it will play with English subtitles at two CGV locations tomorrow (perhaps for the last…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 02:36 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Stigma prevents hero's welcome for Ebola medics - A column in the Chosun Ilbo criticized the lack of hero's welcome given to the first group of nine Korean medical workers who returned from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone for the last month.…Fri, 30 Jan 2015, 02:39 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Groove 100th issue fundraiser - Partly since I'm interviewed in this, I'm passing this on (though today is the last day of the gofundme campaign):Groove Korea is celebrating its 100th issue in February! Thank you for 100 months of s…Tue, 27 Jan 2015, 02:43 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

The history depicted in "Ode To My Father" - In my previous post, I reviewed and offered an interpretation of the recent film Ode To My Father (국제시장). Along the way to writing the post I did quite a bit of reading about the events portrayed in t…Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 07:32 PM // populargusts.blogspot.com

A review of "Ode To My Father" - Youn Je-Kyoun's film Ode to My Father [국제시장, or 'International Market'] has become the first film this year to top ten million admissions after its release on December 17. I saw the film new year's ev…Sun, 18 Jan 2015, 10:47 PM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Dissertation on police - gang cooperation in Korea - There's an interesting article at the Joongang Daily about Jonson Porteux, who as a doctoral student gained the trust of prosecutors and police as well as gang leaders while researching the symbiotic…Tue, 23 Dec 2014, 03:20 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Screening of Kim Ki-deok's 1964 film 'The Barefooted Youth' this Saturday - This Saturday, December 6, at 3pm, the Royal Asiatic Society Cinema Club and Seoul Film Society will have a free screening of the 1964 Kim Ki-deok film 'The Barefooted Youth' (맨발의 청춘) with English sub…Thu, 4 Dec 2014, 03:45 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

News on cuts to public school native speaking teachers - The Seoul Sinmun reported November 13 on budget cuts to native-speaking teachers in public schools in an article titled [Controversy over welfare] Because of daycare, native speaking teachers are sayi…Tue, 2 Dec 2014, 03:52 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Teachers busted for growing pot, mailing self designer drug - Perhaps the 'crime prevention education' I recently posted about is needed after all. KNN (via SBS) reported on November 18 that a 43 year old American who is a 'visiting professor' who teaches Englis…Fri, 28 Nov 2014, 01:55 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

RAS walking tour of Jeong-dong this Sunday - This Sunday, November 23, I'll be leading a walking tour for the Royal Asiatic Society of Jeong-dong, which became the neighbourhood for Westerners after Korea opened to the west in the 1880s through…Thu, 20 Nov 2014, 03:06 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

"The truth and falsity of native speaking instructors" - On November 1, the Segye Ilbo published the following article at its website:[Kim Hyun-ju's everyday talk talk] Do you know 'Quincy Black'?The truth and falsity of native speaking instructorsThe forei…Mon, 10 Nov 2014, 03:15 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

BBC: Irish woman not hired as teacher due to "alcoholism nature of your kind" - Currently the second most shared and seventh most read story at BBC News is 'Irish alcoholism nature' reason for job rejection for Irish teacher in South Korea:The teacher had emailed the application…Fri, 7 Nov 2014, 11:42 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

"Canadian teacher facing nightmare in South Korea" - This is a disturbing story - a Canadian teacher who was sexually assaulted was successful in taking the case to court, but the perpetrator - known to police for being accused in a number of other atta…Mon, 3 Nov 2014, 12:59 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Lecture tonight on the importance of the Koryǒ Dynasty in understanding modern Korea - Tonight Edward J. Shultz, former dean of the School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii will be giving a lecture for the Royal Asiatic Society titled Koryǒ and Korea Today:For man…Mon, 27 Oct 2014, 11:45 PM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Giving a presentation on the history of English teachers in Korea this Saturday - This Saturday, October 25, at 4pm, I will be giving a presentation titled ‘From Explorers and Missionaries to Vagabonds and Potential Criminals: Two Hundred Years of Teaching English in Korea’ for the…Wed, 22 Oct 2014, 04:05 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Walking tour of Yangcheon Hyanggyo and Gaehwasan October 26 - Next Sunday, October 26, I'll be leading a walk around the area of Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station and Gaehwasan Station for the Royal Asiatic Society. The former location was the seat of Yangcheon Hyeon,…Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 05:46 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Lecture on the history of Korea's shipbuilding industry tonight - Tonight, Tuesday September 30, Peter Bartholomew will be giving a lecture titled How Korea became the world's most important shipbuilding .nation for the Royal Asiatic Society:This lecture will descri…Tue, 14 Oct 2014, 02:47 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Being wary of foreign men - since 1876! - (Photos from here and here.)As covered over at the Marmot's Hole, the Donga Ilbo published an article warning women to be wary of foreigners offering them drinks. As the headline and subheadline put i…Tue, 14 Oct 2014, 02:39 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Seoul Station Overpass to be opened to pedestrians Sunday afternoon - It was reported a few weeks ago that Seoul is planning to close the Seoul Station Overpass and turn it into a park, influenced by High Line Park in New York City (itself influenced by Promenade planté…Fri, 10 Oct 2014, 03:56 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Screening of Lee Man-hee's 1975 film 'Road to Sampo' this Saturday - This Saturday, October 4, at 3pm, the Royal Asiatic Society Cinema Club and Seoul Film Society will have a free screening of the 1975 Lee Man-hee film Road to Sampo (삼포 가는 길) with English subtitles at…Tue, 30 Sep 2014, 01:45 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

HIV and drug testing for Korean Government Scholarship Program applicants - In 2011, the Korean Government Scholarship Program Guidelines for foreign students studying in Korea (see page 15 here (link downloads a pdf)) had to this to say health examinations for successful app…Tue, 23 Sep 2014, 03:23 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

Uncovering the truth about "The Korean Seductress Who Betrayed America" - This AP article was pointed out to me the other day:Back in the days of Commies and pinkos, of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villain…Mon, 15 Sep 2014, 02:19 AM // populargusts.blogspot.com

February book review – expat families, money saving tips, choose-your-path adventures, and learning how to teach English - Once a month, I put together the books I’ve read […] This post first appeared at February book review – expat families, money saving tips, choose-your-path adventures, and learning how to teach Engli…Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 09:00 PM // chrisinsouthkorea.com

It’s the Year of the Sheep – Happy Lunar New Year! - Whether you call it the Lunar New Year or the Chinese N […] This post first appeared at It’s the Year of the Sheep – Happy Lunar New Year!.Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 09:00 PM // chrisinsouthkorea.com

Where To Go Instead: 5 Awesome Places in Thailand That Aren’t Dual-Priced - In case you’re wondering about the focus of this […] This post first appeared at Where To Go Instead: 5 Awesome Places in Thailand That Aren’t Dual-Priced.Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 09:00 PM // chrisinsouthkorea.com

Planning for Europe: saving money on European hotels - So our time in Asia is coming to an end – this is […] This post first appeared at Planning for Europe: saving money on European hotels.Sun, 8 Feb 2015, 09:00 PM // chrisinsouthkorea.com

Marketing or Orientalization? The Cover of Kyung-Sook Shin’s “The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness: A Novel” - In at least two previous posts I mentioned a post at The Society Pages which parses the orientalist cliches used in many “Asian” book-covers. I also noted this hadn’t seemed to take hold in Korean tr…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:19 AM // ktlit.com

My Dinner With: Eun Hee-Kyung (은희경) - I sat down between Mangwon and Hapjeong stations at a small coffee-shop/Italian restaurant (tragically no wine), to have an interview and dinner with Korean author Eun Hee-Kyung, who has had two works…Fri, 13 Feb 2015, 09:32 AM // ktlit.com

Hailji at the Swedish Literary Society - Haiji was at the Swedish Literary Society’s 37th meeting. He has written (in translation) The Republic of Uzupis and Blue Meditation of the Clocks. He gave a speech, reading and answered questions. As…Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 07:36 AM // ktlit.com

Found on the Web #40: Sophie Bowman, Webtoons, and Princess Bari by Hwang Sok-yong - It’s been a while, but we’re back with Found on the Web, where we take a quick hop, skip, and a jump over the Internet to see what it is saying about Korean literature. • First, an article on a friend…Wed, 28 Jan 2015, 10:21 PM // ktlit.com

“Happy New Year to Everyone – To Raymond Carver” (모두에게 복된 새해) by Kim Yeon-su (김연수) - Happy New Year to Everyone – To Raymond Carver, by Kim Yeon-su (Translated by Maya West), is a male version of a very Korean modern fiction approach – a woman’s life (in this case the wife of the narr…Wed, 31 Dec 2014, 11:47 PM // ktlit.com

KTLIT wins “Best Literature Blog” at K-Blog Awards - On Saturday night, the 20th of December, the first annual K-Blog Awards were held in Itaewon, and going head to head with the excellent Subject, Object, Verb, KTLIT won first place and the nice plaque…Mon, 22 Dec 2014, 10:51 PM // ktlit.com

Brains & Beauty: With Korean women achieving higher education, why do so many rely on the scalpel? - (Source: Republic of Korea; CC BY-SA 2.0) “I believe in equality and love the Free the Nipple movement. After four years in Korea, I am still intrigued by its thirst for modernity mixed with its fear…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:28 AM // thegrandnarrative.com

Korean Sociological Image #89: On Getting Knocked up in South Korea - As in, how many Korean women are pregnant when they walk down the aisle? How many get married after giving birth? How many mothers don’t get married at all? And how have public attitudes to all those…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 05:20 AM // thegrandnarrative.com

“Sexy Concepts with James Turnbull” - (Source) Ahem. But really, they’re just a very small part of my July interview with Colin Marshall for the Notebook on Cities and Culture podcast, where we also discuss: …what Westerners find so unapp…Mon, 9 Feb 2015, 04:30 AM // thegrandnarrative.com

A Weighty Matter: Deconstructing the Korean Media’s Messages about Body Image, Cosmetic Surgery, and Obesity - (Source) I was quoted in the Korea Times today, on “Korean primetime’s ‘lookism’ problem”. Due to my sloppy wording though, the fact that I was actually paraphrasing someone else(!) got lost in the fi…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 05:22 AM // thegrandnarrative.com

Korean Sociological Image #88: Unhappy Korean children - (Source: Kevin Thai; CC BY-ND 2.0) Via a friend of mine last year, came this OECD survey that found Korean children to be the least happy of all those in developed countries. Much more interesting tha…Tue, 27 Jan 2015, 10:11 PM // thegrandnarrative.com

Quick Hit: “Don’t Leave the Responsibility for Contraception to Men” - (Source: Wikitree) Let’s be clear: Korean women do, on the whole, leave contraception up to the men. So the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which issued this advertisement on Friday, does seem to have…Mon, 8 Dec 2014, 03:30 AM // thegrandnarrative.com

Book Giveaway: Labyrinth of the Past by Zhang Yiwei (2014) - (Source: Tuttle) Sorry that I haven’t posted for so long everyone. I was very busy with offline work for two weeks, then I caught a terrible cold which lasted another two weeks…which means now I’m bus…Sun, 30 Nov 2014, 05:30 PM // thegrandnarrative.com

Announcements: A Rare Film About LGBT Asian-Americans, Bras for a Cause, and a Survey on Street Harassment in Korea - (Source: Kickstarter) Some worthy causes which would really benefit from just a little of your time or money this week: Spa Night – A Korean-American Film about Coming Out From the Kickstarter Page (m…Mon, 3 Nov 2014, 05:30 PM // thegrandnarrative.com

From The Archives: October - (Source; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Apropos of this quick look back at over 7 years of blogging, here’s a picture of an old ad close to my home that I must have passed hundreds of times in the last few years, w…Thu, 30 Oct 2014, 06:39 AM // thegrandnarrative.com

Korean Sociological Image #87: Normalizing Interracial Relationships - (Update: Sorry for the lack of English subtitles. Since writing this post, one of the show participants/actors in the commercial left Korea in disgrace due to a sex-scandal, and the original video was…Wed, 22 Oct 2014, 07:27 AM // thegrandnarrative.com

Defectors Preventing Promotions for Relatives in NK - The North Korean authorities have recentlystarted to place restrictions on promotions for Chosun Workers’ Party cadres or other officials with suspected defectors among their family members. Extensive…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:27 AM // dailynk.com

Trade and Rations Behind Stable Prices - North Korea’s riceprices in the markets, used to gauge overall consumer prices, have beenmaintaining a steady rate since last year, raising interest in the factors that have made this possible. Accord…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:26 AM // dailynk.com

Kkotjebi Disappearing from Markets Across NK - The North Korean authorities have recently begun dispatching agents to patrol the public markets scattered across the country in a bid to round up the large population of homeless children, many of wh…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 02:47 AM // dailynk.com

The Value of Being Valued - In the spring of 2008, Hwang Soon Hee [alias, pictured left; Image: Daily NK] immediately began looking for work following her graduation fromHanawon, the government resettlement center for North Kore…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 01:46 AM // dailynk.com

2 Years On: Park Geun Hye's North Korea Approach - The 25th of this month marked the thirdanniversary of President Park Geun Hye’sadministration, but the South Korean government has yet to resolve its strainedrelationship with North Korea. In fact, th…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 02:38 AM // dailynk.com

SK's Prime Minister Calls for Consideration of 'Freikauf' - The South Korean Prime Minister, Lee Wan Koo, declared on the 25th that the government needs to consider a South Koreanversion of the freikauf scheme, which means the “buying offreedom,” in the German…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 11:58 PM // dailynk.com

Construction Portends Lifting of Tourism Ban - Despite Pyongyang’sdesperate efforts to cut off any potential threats from the Ebola virus, plansare underway to open its borders to foreign tourists again comeApril in order to draw in cash from outs…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 03:46 AM // dailynk.com

Report: Defectors at High Risk for Diabetes - A recent study showed that North Korean defectors inSouth Korea are at high risk for metabolic diseases. Even those who fall within a healthy Body Mass Index range have presented symptoms of these dis…Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 09:10 PM // dailynk.com

Leftovers Rise to Prominence as Preeminent Pig Slop - Leftover scraps from meals enjoyed by Partycadres, the donju, and others in the upper socioeconomic class of North Koreaare circulating in the markets as a popular form of pig slop. Though theconcept…Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 02:22 AM // dailynk.com

NK Hurls Continual Threats Ahead of Joint Drills - Ahead of the annual Seoul-Washington jointmilitary drills scheduled for early next month, Pyongyang has been bolsteringits threats, likely in a move to pressure the South and the U.S. as well asbuild…Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 01:24 AM // dailynk.com

Fishing Ban Meant to Appease Russia - North Koreans are now banned from fishingnear the Russian border, according to announcements based on decrees from NorthKorean Central Party and the Ministry of People’s Security [MPS]. The newfishing…Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 11:58 PM // dailynk.com

Reform No Guarantee for Unification - The premise for apotential reunification requires close examination and informed analysis. Firstly, reunification will be inconceivable if the currentregime in North Korea does not change. Secondly, a…Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 11:13 PM // dailynk.com

East-West Center Hosts 'Engaging North Korea' Lecture - “EngagingNorth Korea,” a lecture delving into the evolution of NorthKorea’s economic relationships with China and Russiasince the onset of its nuclear crisis in 2002, will be given from 12:00 p.m. to1…Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 03:32 AM // dailynk.com

Kim Jung Eun Orders Reshuffling to Strengthen the Military - Kim Jung Eun hosted an enlarged meeting of the Chosun Workers’ Party Central Military Commission in which hemandated consolidation of the military and reshuffling of its system, so thatthe military ca…Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 02:08 AM // dailynk.com

Lee Myung Bak: 'NK Implored SK Not to Send Leaflets' - The Dong-a Ilbo reported on the 23rd thatLee Myung Bak, the former president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013, recentlysaid that North Korea used to entreat the South Korean government to cease launch…Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 01:48 AM // dailynk.com

Young Defectors Experience a New Kind of Lunar New Year - Lee Cheol Yong, who recently enjoyed his fifthLunar New Year since arriving in South Korea, was elated to have been able to spend another holiday with his friends, breaking out in a smile when he spok…Sun, 22 Feb 2015, 09:28 PM // dailynk.com

To Be King for a Day - February 19th marks Lunar New Year’s Day,Seol, a holiday celebrated not only in South Korea, but also in the North.North Koreans consider January 1st to be the beginning of a new year, but LunarNew Ye…Wed, 18 Feb 2015, 08:20 AM // dailynk.com

Special Holiday Snacks 'Hard As Rocks' - Special rations in time for Kim Jong Il’s birthday [Feb.16] celebrations were not handed out this year in North Korea, although crackersand sweets did make their way to children as “gifts from the Mar…Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 04:33 AM // dailynk.com

New Changes for New Year's in NK - North Koreans have been celebrating theLunar New Year holiday as one of the most important of the year for more than two decades, but the turn of thecalendar this year saw an amendment to that practic…Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 10:46 PM // dailynk.com

Improving Youth Knowledge about Reunification and Procuring Funds for It - Ever since President Park Geun Hyeannounced her “Reunification is a jackpot” policy, our society has stopped viewing reunification as an issueof national sentiment or community spirit, and has instead…Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 08:33 PM // dailynk.com

Why It's Regretful Lee Seok Ki Was Not Convicted for Plotting Government Overthrow - Lee Seok Ki’s RO movement, a revolutionarymovement in South Korea inspired by North Korea’s Kim Dynasty, has gone downfor the count. His aspirations to free South Korea from the grasp of Americanimper…Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 03:01 AM // dailynk.com

Woman Publicly Executed in Sinuiju - In mid-November 2014 in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, a woman in her 50s considered part of the donju[new affluent middle class] was publicly executed for “gambling and drug use,”Daily NK has recen…Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 01:52 AM // dailynk.com

Will Beijing Dispatch Envoy for Kim Jong Il Events? - Attention is on North Korea to see whetherChina will send a high-level official in time for late leader Kim Jong Il’s birthday [February 16th] celebrations scheduled for today and tomorrow.Following a…Sun, 15 Feb 2015, 10:28 PM // dailynk.com

Customs Expected to Close for Holidays - Operations will halt at Sinuiju CustomsHouse, the main portal to and from Dandong, in observance of late leader Kim Jong Il’s day ofbirth on February 16th, remaining closed through the Lunar New Year…Fri, 13 Feb 2015, 03:54 AM // dailynk.com

Cadres Seek Out S. Korean Doctors in China - More North Korean Party cadres are visitingChina to receive treatment for post-surgery effects from illnesses such ascancer, and in some cases, reportedly seeking out South Korean doctorspracticing in…Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 02:41 AM // dailynk.com

Report: Incomes of Defectors in SK Below National Average - North Korean defectors who have settled in South Koreawork more hours than their native- born counterparts, but their incomes are considerably lower than the national South Korean average, according t…Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 11:56 PM // dailynk.com

NK Ramps up Ebola Measures - North Korea has recently dispatched a teamof quarantine officials from the Central Party to the Sinuiju Customs House andother customs offices across the country as a preventative measure against anou…Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 03:26 AM // dailynk.com

250-Mile Journey: a Study Tour of Penance - The 250-mile journey, a length of 400 km,is described as a training exercise that challenges the limits of men--anexercise undertaken by only some troops such as the special forces or marines.However,…Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 03:09 AM // dailynk.com

Missile Launch, Prelude to Greater Provocations - North Korea launched five short-rangemissiles into the East Sea on Sunday afternoon, and previously on Friday, it revealedthe test-firing of anti-ship cruise missiles aboard what appeared to be a 200…Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 01:47 AM // dailynk.com

Yes, North Korea is still using the dollar system to launder its money. - The Financial Action Task Force has re-issued its call for “countermeasures” against the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing emanating from North Korea. The FATF’s call is not significan…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 09:36 AM // freekorea.us

North Korea’s arms trade flourishes as U.S. diplomacy falters - The latest U.N. Panel of Experts report is a bleak one for the U.N., and for an Obama Administration that seems content to outsource its policy to it. North KoreaMon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:41 PM // freekorea.us

So, what “appropriate measures” *did* the feds take against Dennis Rodman for violating N. Korea sanctions? - The newest U.N. Panel of Experts report* on North Korea sanctions enforcement contains this buried treasure: The first question this raises is what those appropriate measures were. The use ofFri, 27 Feb 2015, 09:02 AM // freekorea.us

UN POE Report: North Korean spies infiltrated UNESCO, World Food Program - I’ll just let you read what the POE’s draft report says for yourself: Well, that might explain a few things. For those who don’t know, the Reconnaissance General Bureau handles most of NorthThu, 26 Feb 2015, 09:31 AM // freekorea.us

Kim Jong Un seeks friends and funds abroad as he isolates his people. - In the three years that he has been in power, His Porcine Majesty has found plenty of time for Dennis Rodman, but none for meetings with foreign leaders. Suddenly, in the last twoWed, 25 Feb 2015, 07:36 PM // freekorea.us

Under NKSEA, transactions in N. Korean slave labor would be punishable by prison time - Yet again, a news story is reporting that North Korea is sending workers abroad to toil in conditions tantamount to slavery: When the North Korean carpenter was offered a job in KuwaitMon, 23 Feb 2015, 07:47 PM // freekorea.us

More food for hungry North Koreans is not “bad news” for sanctions proponents. - I don’t always agree with Scott Snyder’s views, but I’ve always enjoyed reading his work. In almost every case, I’ve found it to be well-researched and objective. In a blog postThu, 19 Feb 2015, 09:21 PM // freekorea.us

Once again, North Korea threatens free speech here in the United States - On December 19, 2014, in response to the FBI’s conclusion that North Korea was behind the threats against audiences for “The Interview,” President Obama said, “We cannot have a society inWed, 18 Feb 2015, 07:26 AM // freekorea.us

N. Korea Perestroika Watch: Woman sent to firing squad for “gambling and drug use” - Did you hear the one about how Amerikkka’s prisons are filled with small-time drug offenders? Well, the workers’ paradise has solved that problem: In mid-November 2014 in Sinuiju, North PyonganTue, 17 Feb 2015, 08:59 AM // freekorea.us

Ten questions Gloria Steinem should ask the N. Koreans about women’s rights (but probably won’t dare to) - This week, I read that North Korea has granted permission for a group of women, including Gloria Steinem, and led by outspoken North Korean regime sympathizer Christine Ahn, to do aTue, 10 Feb 2015, 07:14 AM // freekorea.us

Dear journos: If you’re going to cover Christine Ahn’s “peace” march, do some due diligence - A few outlets have picked up on the event itself, but only one has taken note of Ahn’s role in organizing the event, and not one so far has writtenMon, 9 Feb 2015, 07:28 AM // freekorea.us

President Obama can’t explain what his N. Korea executive order does - The bottom North Korea story of the day is that Pyongyang, which denies having anything to do with the Sony cyberattacks, has just threatened us with cyberattacks. The North’s militaryWed, 4 Feb 2015, 07:03 PM // freekorea.us

It just wouldn’t be Groundhog Day without a N. Korea talks story - I was starting to worry that this day would pass and allow that metaphor to go unused: The countries’ nuclear envoys have been discussing the idea of “talks about talks,”Mon, 2 Feb 2015, 07:00 PM // freekorea.us

Why I’m concerned about the overuse of financial sanctions - As much as I’ve advocated the use of financial sanctions as a potentially effective tool against North Korea, and as much as financial sanctions against Russia appear to have playedMon, 2 Feb 2015, 07:21 AM // freekorea.us

North Korea’s Nuclear Futures Project: Technology and Strategy - Since the end of the Korean War, the United States has grappled with the security challenge posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. An increasingly important component of that challenge ha…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 09:30 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Future Directions in the DPRK’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Three Scenarios for 2020 - Like many secret nuclear weapons programs, the DPRK goes to great lengths to hide its capabilities to produce nuclear explosive materials and nuclear weapons. Despite these actions, a picture can be d…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 09:29 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Talking Loud and Carrying a Small Stick: The Implications of America’s Sony Response for Extended Deterrence - Discussions over the nature of the cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, launched in an attempt to prevent the release of “The Interview,” continue to spark heated debate, and the US respo…Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 04:44 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Korean Unification: Before the Bonanza - Recent events have brought the topic of Korean unification back into public debate. Republic of Korea (ROK) President Park Geun-hye gave an important address on the subject last spring in Dresden, Ger…Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 03:05 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: The Great Miniaturization Debate - On December 20, 2014, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) released a white paper that contained a surprising statement about North Korea’s nuclear program.[1] “North Korea seems to hav…Thu, 5 Feb 2015, 04:32 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Obama Comes Out as an NK Collapsist - So now we know. The truth is out, from the horse’s mouth. On North Korea and its future, the President of the United States has revealed himself as a card-carrying collapsist. Retro rules.[1] Ever won…Tue, 27 Jan 2015, 03:40 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

DPRK Agricultural Policy: Chinese-Style Reform or Muddling Towards Autonomy? - For DPRK economy watchers, the last year has been relatively quiet regarding the agricultural sector. Aside from a landmark conference for sub work team leaders in February, and the annual weather cri…Tue, 27 Jan 2015, 11:25 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Expanded Political Bureau Meeting Held - Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to Ku’msusan at midnight on February 16 An expanded meeting of the Worker’s Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee Political Bureau … Continue re…Wed, 18 Feb 2015, 08:22 PM // nkleadershipwatch.wordpress.com

Female defectors seek attention for North Korean women’s human rights - SEOUL — Women suffer the most in North Korea and more attention to their human rights is needed, a female defector-activist group called on Tuesday. The New Korea Women’s Union, which consists of fema…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:22 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea - The view that state-sponsored nationalism has played a major (or even decisive) role in the persistence of the North Korean political system has been expressed by a wide range of scholars, such as Bri…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:53 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

North Korea announces more hydroelectric plants - North Korea has announced the construction of new power plants in its southeastern Kangwon Province, according to a recent article in the Pyongyang Times. The brief news piece mentions that new power…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:33 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

North Korea creates Kim Il Sung University Fund, asks for donations - North Korea has established a new “Kim Il Sung University (KISU) Fund” in an effort to raise finances to support the institution, an article published on its Naenara web portal said on Monday. KISU, t…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:22 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Russian Railways interested in revamping North Korean rail - Russian Railways (RZhD) wants to take an active role in upgrading North Korea’s aging rail network, with a view to eventually creating an active Trans-Korean connection with South Korea, a source at t…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:19 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

North Korea threaten balloon launches with ‘cannons or missiles’ - North Korean state media on Monday carried a threat to shoot down balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets with “cannons or missiles.” The threat, part of a report from the DPRK’s foreign…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:02 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Canadian pastor possibly detained in North Korea – paper - A Korean-Canadian pastor has been missing for more than a month and may have been detained in North Korea during visit to Pyongyang at the end of January. Rev. Lim Hyun-soo, head pastor at the Light P…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:48 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

North Korea to end anti-Ebola restrictions: Tour agency - North Korea is lifting anti-Ebola measures which for the past four months have required foreigners to undergo 21 days in quarantine, a North Korea tour agency source told NK News on Monday. The revers…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 10:35 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

Korean food photo: Tongbaechu Kimchi made by lyra-quinn! - Made this last night and it has fermented when I checked on it today, haha! Very happy with the results! more...Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:36 PM // maangchi.com

Korean food photo: New year Meal complete made by minienmonde! - Its work great for the Seollal meal, thanks for the recipe, my japchae, tteokguk, ggochijeon, and dongtaejeon make my korean more...Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 06:29 PM // maangchi.com

Korean food photo: Japchae made by bigeyes! - So good it all disappeared before I could get seconds :( The recipe for Japchae (Stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables more...Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 05:32 PM // maangchi.com

Bundang CHA Hospital’s Prof.Lee participating in NASA on Development of Cure for bone loss - Planning to run a test in the world’s first international space station under microgravity Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 by Lee Jae-seung(jasonlee@koreaittimes.com) Bundang CHA General Hospital (CHAMC,…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 12:37 PM // koreaittimes.com

CPU and Camera Comparison between Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 - Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 Korea IT Times When Samsung Electronics released its brand-new smartphones on March 1, it unexpectedly mentioned the difference in performance between Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6.…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 09:49 AM // koreaittimes.com

Huawei Open ROADS to a Better Connected World at Mobile World Congress 2015 - Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 Chun Go-eun BARCELONA, Spain, March 2, 2015 - Huawei today announced that it will share its vision for the ICT industry, Open ROADS to a Better Connected World, through vario…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 12:40 PM // koreaittimes.com

E-bike Market Set to Take off This Year - Monday, March 2nd, 2015 by Korea IT Times(info@koreaittimes.com) Korea's electric bike market is growing at a fast pace. As consumers show interest in the convenient and environmentally friendly mean…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 01:06 PM // koreaittimes.com

Attention Returns to the World’s First Alternative Technology for Gold - Saturday, February 28th, 2015 Dan Yoo (danielyoo2001@gmail.com) Park Hyung-seok, the president of Osslo, is currently gaining the attention of dentists all over the world. He is winning fame thanks t…Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 11:12 AM // koreaittimes.com

Can we track the world's nuclear weapons? - The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has unveiled an interactive infographic that tracks the number and history of nuclear weapons in the nine nuclear weapon states: the United States, Russia, the Un…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 10:23 AM // physorg.com

US spymaster warns over low-level cyber attacks - A steady stream of low-level cyber attacks poses the most likely danger to the United States rather than a potential digital armageddon, US intelligence director James Clapper said on Thursday.Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 02:40 AM // physorg.com

Cyber threats expanding, new US intelligence assessment says - (AP)—The U.S. has elevated its appraisal of the cyber threat from Russia, the U.S. intelligence chief said Thursday, as he delivered the annual assessment by intelligence agencies of the top dangers f…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 11:50 AM // physorg.com

Life-saving train design is rarely used - (AP)—Nearly a decade ago, the U.S. secretary of transportation stood at the site of a horrendous commuter train crash near downtown Los Angeles and called for the adoption of a new train car design th…Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 03:37 PM // physorg.com

Facebook claims 2 million advertisers - Facebook said Tuesday it has boosted the number of advertisers on the social network to two million as it launched a mobile app for those managing their commercial pitches.Tue, 24 Feb 2015, 12:24 PM // physorg.com

World must achieve international water goals to preempt looming conflicts born of desperation: UN - A new UN report warns that without large new water-related investments many societies worldwide will soon confront rising desperation and conflicts over life's most essential resource.Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 09:45 AM // physorg.com

Japan sees 25 billion cyberattacks in 2014 - More than 25 billion cyberattacks on the Japanese government and other bodies were logged in 2014, an agency said Tuesday, with 40 percent of them traced to China.Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 04:10 PM // physorg.com

Researchers develop new technique for making graphene competitor molybdenum disulfide - Graphene, a single-atom-thick lattice of carbon atoms, is often touted as a replacement for silicon in electronic devices due to its extremely high conductivity and unbeatable thinness. But graphene i…Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 06:50 AM // physorg.com

LG Optimus G arrives in Europe - LG Electronics Inc. will release the Optimus G in Europe. The company announced on February 22 that they will initially release the Optimus G in Sweden. Every European version will ship with the newes…Sat, 23 Feb 2013, 04:15 AM // en.korea.com

Samsung unveils its new REX series of feature phones - On February 14 (local time), Samsung Electronics held an event to reveal a new series of feature phones called REX in India. Over one hundred and fifty people from local media and allied markets atten…Sat, 16 Feb 2013, 04:45 AM // en.korea.com

LG Electronics releases the 15.6-inch screen Ultrabook U560 - On January 24, LG Electronics announced the release of the big-screen Ultrabook U560. The U560 has a 15.6-inch, but it is thin and lightweight compared to other notebook computers, with a thickness of…Fri, 25 Jan 2013, 04:15 AM // en.korea.com

Two new colors for the Galaxy Note II - On January 17, Samsung Electronics announced that the Galaxy Note II will be available in two new colors, Amber Brown and Ruby Wine. The colors are used on both the front and back of the phone as well…Fri, 18 Jan 2013, 01:45 AM // en.korea.com

Iriver releases the ULALA smartphone for 148,000 won - Iriver has come out with a smartphone called the Iriver ULALA (model I-K1) on January 10. The phone can be used with any wireless carrier. The phone has an ARM Cortex A5 CPU and has the Android 2.3.5…Sat, 12 Jan 2013, 04:30 AM // en.korea.com

Picking the best portable personal heater - These cold winter days make people miss the classic hand heater. People in their 30s and 40s, even generations in their 50s and older have, in the past, carried a small hand heater in their pocket to…Sat, 29 Dec 2012, 01:45 AM // en.korea.com

4minute’s Hyun Ah is a new representative for FIFA Online 3 - Park Ji Sung, who plays midfield in the English Premier League, and 4minute’s Hyun Ah were recently selected to help promote the online soccer game EA Sports™ FIFA Online 3. As part of the promotional…Wed, 19 Dec 2012, 04:30 AM // en.korea.com

Hyundai Motors donates 20 billion won to the needy - Hyundai Motors announced on November 26 that the company has donated 20 billion won to the needy in order to share with the larger community and fulfill its corporate responsibility. The company has i…Wed, 28 Nov 2012, 04:45 AM // en.korea.com

Daewoo Electronics’ new mini-refrigerator sells well abroad - On November 5, Daewoo Electronics (Lee Sung, CEO) reported that it has sold more than 20,000 units of Ballista, its new mini-refrigerator model, in only two months. Daewoo Electronics launched the mod…Tue, 6 Nov 2012, 07:30 PM // en.korea.com

Lihom receives Good Design Award for Cuchen rice cooker - Lihom announced on October 30 that they have received the grand prize from Good Design (GD) for their Cuchen rice cooker. Good Design Awards gives the Good Design mark to products with excellent desig…Thu, 1 Nov 2012, 02:45 AM // en.korea.com

Samsung Electronics releases the Nexus 10 in collaboration with Google - On October 29, Samsung Electronics and Google released the Nexus 10, a reference tablet that runs the operating system Android 4.2 “Jelly Bean” and has the highest resolution. According to Samsung Ele…Wed, 31 Oct 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Samsung Electronics launches a mini-MP3 player, the W1 - On October 22, Samsung Electronics announced that it will launch a new Samsung MP3 player dubbed the W1, which can be used interchangeably with the Galaxy S III. The W1 is shaped like a pebble in blue…Thu, 25 Oct 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

LG Electronics launches an air cleaner that heats the air - On October 19, LG Electronics launched an heating air cleaner that includes functions for cleaning the air, removing bacteria, and controlling humidity. The air cleaner uses water as a filter and has…Tue, 23 Oct 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

LG Electronics presents green solutions at the Green Energy Show - LG Electronics (Goo Bon Moo, CEO) announced that it will participate in the 2012 Korea Green Energy Show, which will be held at COEX for four days from October 9 to 12. The Green Energy Show is the bi…Wed, 10 Oct 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Woongjin Coway wins the grand slam in the four biggest design competitions - Woongjin Coway has won awards in the four biggest design competitions in the world for three consecutive years. On October 8, Woongjin Coway announced that three of its products, including the Cares M…Tue, 9 Oct 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Nexon releases Puzzle Zoo Zoo on Kakao Talk Games - Nexon (Seo Min, president) announced on October 4 that the company has released a puzzle game titled Puzzle Zoo Zoo on the game application of the mobile messenger Kakao Talk. Puzzle Zoo Zoo is the sm…Mon, 8 Oct 2012, 02:45 AM // en.korea.com

Sistar are selected as TV commercial models for Ssangyong Motors’ Korando C - On September 26, Ssangyong Motors announced that it has selected the popular girl group Sistar as its new TV commercial models for the Korando C. The commercial will start airing on September 27. A on…Thu, 27 Sep 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Pantech says, “We will compete against the iPhone 5 with the Vega R III” - “All rivals of Pantech, learn from us. We’ll compete against all of you with our own style like the singer who made the worldwide hit, ‘Gangnam Style.’” Pantech recently announced that it will compete…Tue, 25 Sep 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Infinite become one-day salesmen of the Galaxy Player 5.8 - On September 12, Samsung Eletronics announced that Infinite had served as one-day salesmen of Galaxy Player 5.8 in celebration of its launch. At the launch, which was held on September 11, Infinite me…Thu, 13 Sep 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Smartphone becomes laptop: Spider Laptop - How far can the use of smartphones go? At IFA 2012, which was held in Berlin, Germany, from August 31 through September 5, KT released a new laptop called the Spider Laptop, which can be connected wit…Wed, 5 Sep 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

NCsoft runs Guild War 2 in North America and Europe - NCsoft (Kim Taek Jin, CEO) is targeting the game market in North America and Europe. On August 29, NCsoft announced that it recently started running Guild War 2 in North America and Europe. Guild War…Thu, 30 Aug 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

LG Electronics unveils two IPS monitor series at IFA 2012 - On August 28, LG Electronics (Goo Bon Jun, CEO) announced that it will unveil the IPS (In-Plane Switching) Monitor EA93 and EA84 Series at IFA 2012, a consumer electronics exhibition which will be hel…Wed, 29 Aug 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Wemade’s Rhythm Scandal is downloaded by more than a million people - On August 27, Wemade Entertainment (Kim Nam Cheol and Nam GoongHoon, Co-CEOs) reported that its mobile game Rhythm Scandal has been downloaded more than a million times. Rhythm Scandal is a smartphone…Tue, 28 Aug 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

LG U+ says, “Try an ARS service that you can see” - On August 22, LG U+ announced that it will launch its Smart Video Call Center, which will provide both video and audio functions for call centers of companies that choose to use the service. With exis…Sun, 26 Aug 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

Samsung Electronics will give potential users the opportunity to experience the Galaxy Note 10.1 for 75 days - On August 21, Samsung Electronics announced that it will hold an event called “The Galaxy Note 10.1 Academy Festival” for 75 days from August 18 to October 31. People can experience the optimum condit…Wed, 22 Aug 2012, 08:30 PM // en.korea.com

S. Korea on brink of turning net importer of textile - Since 1970, South Korean entrepreneurs in the textile industry have served as a propeller of the nations economy by exporting $340 million worth of textile products, or 41 percent of total export..Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:52 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Civil servant alleged to pocket $70,000 - A low-ranking public official at South Gyeongsang Province office was caught siphoning off public funds earmarked for senior officials` business operation. The provincial government said on Tuesd..Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:51 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Hyundai Mobis to further strengthen R&D and quality control - Hyundai Mobis will shore up R&D and quality control activities and nearly half of new hires are assigned to this sectors. Hyundai Mobis said Tuesday 75 people or about 30 percent of 264 employees..Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 03:50 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Ex- Samsung executives fare well at Dongbu Daewoo Electronics - Executives at Samsung Electronics who decamped to Dongbu Daewoo Electronics are showing brilliant performances at the latter. All of the top brass at Dongbu including CEO and vice president Choi ..Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:33 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Anti-corruption bill application to be reduced from family to spouse - The ruling and opposition parties reached a conclusion over the so-called Kim Young-ran Act, a bill to ban illegal solicitation and to prevent public officials from getting caught in a conflict of ..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:28 PM // news.mk.co.kr

LG Display to exclusively supply Apple Watch displays - LG Display, South Koreas flagship LCD panel maker, would be a sole supplier of the entire quantity of displays for Apple Watch, the first wearable device of Apple, which is due to come out ne..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:19 PM // news.mk.co.kr

S. Korea-Kuwait summit ushers in 2nd Middle East boom - South Koreas president Park Geun-hye on Monday (local time) has kickstarted efforts for the second Middle East boom by having a summit with Kuwait King Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in Kuwai..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:06 PM // news.mk.co.kr

Govt to fix annual adjustment of health insurance premiums - The government has launched efforts to revamp the year-end adjustment system for health insurance premiums to relive the public burden. One possible new way is to force employers with more than 100..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:54 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Samsung Heavy wins $618mn order for 4 container ships - Samsung Heavy Industries, one of South Koreas leading shipbuilders, said Monday it has clinched a 681 billion won ($618 million) order to build four container carriers for a Japanese shipper. T..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:31 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Job seekers likely to face toughest competition this year - Starting with open recruitment of the three business groups, Hyundai Motors, SK Group and Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, for the recent college graduates on Monday, open recruitment of South Korea..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 01:00 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Trade surplus hits record in February as imports slip 20% - South Koreas trade surplus hit an all-time high in February. However, a closer look at the surplus, it could be . That is because trade surplus did not come from rising exports, but from a sharpe..Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 12:41 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Expectations high on new chief of staff regarding communication - Eyes are on as to whether Lee Byung-kee, who was named as the new chief of staff for the presidential office on Sunday, would bring about changes in relations among the ruling party, government and..Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 09:29 PM // news.mk.co.kr

FKI holds meeting for countermeasures of Kim Young-ran Act - The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), a representative of South Korean business circles, would move to respond, in full swing, to the legislation of the so-called Kim Young-ran Act, a bill to ..Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 02:43 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Tips from recruiters of good companies - Decent jobs are numberless as the sands on the seashore in the world. The problem is, however, that the number of people who want to land the jobs is as many. Experts say in chorus that customized..Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 02:09 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Kim Young-ran Act could depress domestic economy - The South Korean ruling Saenuri Party held a general meeting of the National Assembly to decide on an official party platform about the so-called Kim Young-ran Act, a bill to ban illegal solicitati..Sat, 28 Feb 2015, 09:11 PM // news.mk.co.kr

S. Korea in grip of car tuning craze - South Korean small and medium sized cars can show off their functions as good as imported luxury cars after tuning up some parts such as an engine and a shock absorber with an average of three mill..Sat, 28 Feb 2015, 08:25 PM // news.mk.co.kr

Spy agency chief named new presidential chief of staff - President Park Geun-hye named Lee Byung-kee, head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), South Koreas top spy agency, as her new chief of staff on Friday.Park also named Lee Byung-ho, former..Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 03:12 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Four dead after shooting spree in Hwaseong - Four people including a police officer were dead on Friday after a gunman armed with a hunting rifle opened fire inside a home in the city of Hwaseong, Gyeonggido. The gunman killed himself after s..Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 02:17 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Samsung Electronics to freeze salaries in 6 years - Samsung Electronics, which reported weaker earnings last year, will freeze wages for employees and executives for the first time in six years. Samsung Electronics labor and union committee agreed..Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 11:38 PM // news.mk.co.kr

Opposition party leader says will propose inter-party summit on economy and security - Moon Jae-in, chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, said he would suggest inter-party summit to President Park Geun-hye to discuss the issues of economy and security after the preside..Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 03:31 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Number of newborns hits second lowest last year - The number of new babies born in South Korea last year hit the second lowest since the compilation of the statistics, data showed. The government desperately attempted to counter low fertility by e..Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 03:23 AM // news.mk.co.kr

S. Korea throws out anti-adultery law - South Koreas Constitutional Court ruled Thursday the anti-adultery law is unconstitutional as it violates individuals freedom to choose their sexual partners and their right to privacy. As a re..Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 03:22 AM // news.mk.co.kr

Regulations force Lotte World Mall to provide $9mn aid to hard-pressed shops - The second-generation Lotte World Mall in Jamsil, Seoul, bit the bullet to give over 10 billion won ($9.1 million) worth of support for their struggling shops, which are on the verge of closures. ..Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 08:52 PM // news.mk.co.kr

North Korea Fires Missiles Into Sea - North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea early Monday, an apparent protest at the start of major military drills involving U.S. troops in South Korea.Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 08:44 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

LG’s Watch Adds Another Player to Wearable Platform Wars—Mobile World - The South Korean company’s new LG Watch Urbane LTE is the world’s first smartwatch capable of running on 4G LTE networks. And in order to do so, LG had to ditch Google Inc.’s Android Wear operating sy…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 07:35 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

Samsung’s Novel Smartwatch Strategy: Don’t Release Anything - Since Samsung Electronics released its first smartwatch in September 2013, it has been nothing but relentless in putting its stamp on the nascent market for wearable devices.Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 07:29 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

Police Pledge Tougher Gun Regulations After South Korea Shootings - A second deadly shooting attack in South Korea in three days is likely to increase calls for tighter controls on ownership of hunting weapons, which were used in both incidents.Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 11:42 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

Koreans Get More Bang For Buck Learning English in Philippines - Studying English is a national obsession in South Korea, but can also be very costly. Thousands of Koreans have traveled to the Philippines for English immersion classes in recent years, seeking a che…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 11:00 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

North Korea, Without The Nukes - A new book about North Korea takes a close look at the lives of ordinary people in the country and how profound changes in the economy and inflows of information in recent years have changed the way N…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 04:00 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

Guest post: Russia and China outgun the West in civil nuclear exports - By Matthew Cottee, International Institute for Strategic Studies East–West nuclear rivalry is back. The Ukraine crisis threatens the emergence of a new Cold War, and with it the return to a standoff b…Fri, 20 Feb 2015, 10:04 AM // blogs.ft.com

Guest post: Korea threatened by Japan-led deflation - By Ronald Man, HSBC The Japanese yen has lost almost 50 per cent of its value against the US dollar since late 2012. Few economies are as affected by a weaker yen as South Korea, given the strong trad…Fri, 20 Feb 2015, 05:14 AM // blogs.ft.com

Guest post: Russia, the submerging market - By Gary Greenberg, Hermes Investment Management After Vladimir Putin swept back to power in 2012, he had the air of a chess grandmaster: plotting each intricate move from the Kremlin. He swiftly annex…Fri, 13 Feb 2015, 06:58 AM // blogs.ft.com

How soon could India cut interest rates again? - As global oil prices have crashed, central bankers around the world have had to deal with new disinflationary pressures. For some, like Thailand and Korea, this may be bad news but for Raghuram Rajan,…Mon, 9 Feb 2015, 05:39 AM // blogs.ft.com

Manila’s new casino seeks business from Macau, Singapore - By Gavin Bowring and Felipe Salvosa The City of Dreams Manila, an integrated gaming and entertainment resort that cost $1bn to build, threw open its doors this week in an attempt to lure a slice of th…Fri, 6 Feb 2015, 06:20 AM // blogs.ft.com

Guest post: Chinese millennials have money, will travel - By Sammy Suzuki, AllianceBernstein China’s millennials are better educated and more affluent than their elders. They also have a serious case of travel fever. Their favored destinations, and shopping…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 06:36 AM // blogs.ft.com

Guest post: a new framework for a new age - By Tony Elumelu of Heirs Holdings This week, world leaders from the public and private sectors, civil society and academia are gathered at Davos to discuss a “new global context” – the theme of the Wo…Fri, 23 Jan 2015, 07:49 AM // blogs.ft.com

Guest post: India and bilateral investment treaties – are they worth it? - By Kavaljit Singh of Madhyam President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to India is likely to kick-start stalled negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the US and India that has bee…Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 06:20 AM // blogs.ft.com

Guest post: Adoption, not invention, is key to technology success - By John Calverley, Standard Chartered Around the world, governments are jostling to be at the forefront of new technologies. Policies range from tax breaks, research grants, and science parks to subsi…Tue, 20 Jan 2015, 09:20 PM // blogs.ft.com

Oil price slump cleaves divisions between EM winners and losers - The skidding prices of oil and other commodities are starting to cleave sharp divisions between those emerging market (EM) regions, countries and industries that are suffering and those that are start…Thu, 15 Jan 2015, 12:28 PM // blogs.ft.com

Guest post: how can Poland shift from making potato chips to microchips? - By Marcin Piatkowski and Natasha Kapil, World Bank Poland is Europe’s growth champion. It has more than doubled its GDP per capita since the beginning of the post-socialist transition in 1989, consist…Thu, 15 Jan 2015, 01:00 AM // blogs.ft.com

Haenyeo handbook to boost UNESCO bid - Jeju Haenyeo: Stewards of the Sea, the first English handbook on Jeju haenyeo (diving women), has been published by Jeju Sea Grant Center. The book, designed and edited by The Jeju Weekly, was wr…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:21 PM // jejuweekly.com

Bottling up your emotions, Jeju style - Myungho Park has a mission, one which you probably support. He wants to change tourist habits on Jeju Island.From the Olle-gil to the beach, tourists litter so much. I want to say to tourists, Pl…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 02:50 PM // jejuweekly.com

A leader in practice and spirit: Father McGlinchey - Irish Ambassador to Korea Aingeal O'Donoghue visited Isidore Farm on Feb 12 to hand over the Presidential Distinguished Service Award to Father Patrick James McGlinchey.O'Donoghue had received th…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 04:03 PM // jejuweekly.com

Mega park billed a Jeju game-changer - A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Feb 12 for the long-awaited Myths and History Theme Park, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo City.The 1.5m² project is expected to cost 2.2 trillion won and is being joi…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 03:37 PM // jejuweekly.com

Jeju EVs the real thing as IEVE 2015 looms - This article was written as part of an e-newsletter series to promote IEVE 2015. To receive the e-newsletter please email ymijin0902@gmail.com. This is not a hollow slogan or dream, says Jae-Chan…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 03:18 PM // jejuweekly.com

Zenith, Endless Memory: Kim Su Nam Special Exhibition - Zenith, Endless Memory: Kim Su Nam Special ExhibitionPilgrim of the shamanic belt from Siberia to the EquatorAn exhibition of the late photographer's work as he sought to record both Korea's and…Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 05:24 PM // jejuweekly.com

Tasting Jejus many flavors at the 5-Day Market - Walking into the Jeju City Folk 5-Day Market is to enter a heaving mass of mingling and haggling. The atmosphere is familiar from markets the world over, and it is what makes them the best places…Wed, 25 Feb 2015, 01:34 PM // jejuweekly.com

Tasteful design impresses at Mint - Jason Kim is a Korean-American foodie with a passion for cooking, eating and photographing. He currently lives on Jeju Island and updates his popular blog, mykoreaneats.com, where this article or…Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 05:01 PM // jejuweekly.com

Turning back the tide - In many ways Kim Jae-yeon is a typical Jeju woman.She is 38 years old and has two children with her public official husband, a 12-year-old daughter and a 9-year-old son. Her erratic hours and bus…Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 04:55 PM // jejuweekly.com

No thieves, no gates, no beggars...no people - I hate ordering coffee.Upon approaching a coffee shop counter, and being faced with a pretentious cacophony of the black stuff, I often retreat, grumbling, to the safety of English Breakfast Tea.…Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 04:47 PM // jejuweekly.com

Whither Jeju: art or capital? - Jeju Islands original blueprint for Jeju Free International City was known as Hongapore, seeking to fill the void left by Hong Kong returning to China and benchmarking the glorious development of…Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 04:39 PM // jejuweekly.com

First English handbook on Jeju haenyeo published - Jeju Haenyeo: Stewards of the Sea, the first English handbook on Jeju haenyeo (diving women), has been published by Jeju Sea Grant Center. The book, designed and edited by The Jeju Weekly, was wr…Wed, 11 Feb 2015, 10:22 AM // jejuweekly.com

[Podcast] Jeju's traditions of shamanic music - In this new series, The Jeju Weekly brings you the best of The Korea File, a podcast by Andre Goulet on Jeju and Korean contemporary music, film, politics and culture. In this edition Goulet talk…Mon, 9 Feb 2015, 11:20 AM // jejuweekly.com

The history of the EV and its place in Jejus future - This article is part of a series on electric vehicles being published in the run up to IEVE 2015, March 5 to 16 at ICC Jeju. Jejus reputation as an invaluable natural and cultural treasure is sup…Mon, 9 Feb 2015, 11:10 AM // jejuweekly.com

Top stories from The Jeju Weekly #128 - We hope you enjoy the top stories from The Jeju Weekly #128, and thanks to everyone whose hard work went into making the edition!Cover shot of Mt. Hallasan in winter by Maya Sinji Jung Jeju elect…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 09:07 AM // jejuweekly.com

Another big year for cruise tourism - As many as 590,000 cruise tourists visited Jeju in 2014, again breaking all previous records and confirming Jeju as the most popular port of call in Asia.A total of 16 ships arrived on 242 occasi…Thu, 22 Jan 2015, 05:53 PM // jejuweekly.com

Disposal bags gain support - Almost nine out of 10 people now support the use of waste disposal bags the Ministry of the Environment has announced after holding a survey to ascertain support for improving enforcing bag use i…Thu, 22 Jan 2015, 05:50 PM // jejuweekly.com

Saving a language on the edge - How can you ignore your own language? It is a hidden treasure.Jieun Kiaer is a lecturer in Korean language and linguistics at the University of Oxford and her book, Jeju Language and Tales from t…Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 02:11 PM // jejuweekly.com

Jeju Olle friends and family - Since its establishment by Suh Myungsook, Jeju Olle has revolutionized tourism on Jeju Island.The first was opened in September 2009 and the 21st course opened in November 2012 to make the total…Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 12:05 PM // jejuweekly.com

Guardians of Jejus heritage - The late Jeju-based artist Kim Young Gap used to call this hinterland of oreum and forests his secret garden, a place to commune with nature and lose the self in contemplation. The garden nestles…Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 10:41 AM // jejuweekly.com

Shadows cast success at Art' Scenic - A quartet of artists debuted Between the Lines, a composite of shadow, light, dance and music at Art Scenic, Jeju City, on Saturday, Jan 10. The project was the brainchild of local artist Simon P…Fri, 16 Jan 2015, 04:56 PM // jejuweekly.com

Villages re-designated Natural Ecosystem Water Villages for 2015 - Sanjicheon of Jeju City and Mureung-2ri, Yaerae village of Seogwipo City were re-designated as Natural Ecosystem Water Villages for 2015.The Ministry of Environment undertook evaluations in Decem…Tue, 13 Jan 2015, 10:52 AM // jejuweekly.com

Protection sought for new mandarin variety - Jeju Agricultural Research and Extension Services has developed a third variety of mandarin orange and it has applied for protection of the new strain. Jeju Ares will work with farmer Kim Yong Ge…Thu, 8 Jan 2015, 10:28 AM // jejuweekly.com

JEC announces Jeju wind power boost - Jeju Energy Corporation has announced its intermediate range plan for major projects entitled Leading the future of Jeju by utilizing local energy resources. JEC hopes the plan will lead to susta…Thu, 8 Jan 2015, 10:12 AM // jejuweekly.com

NB Clinic: English-Speaking Skin Clinic in Samsandong - We get asked a lot of questions over on our facebook page and aside from the usual “where can I find an English-speaking dentist?” there is usually a question with regards to health. NB Clinic (Natura…Fri, 23 Jan 2015, 09:41 AM // ulsanonline.com

Old Downtown is Ready for Christmas - Over the next few weeks, I encourage you to take a walk in Seongnamdong or “Old Downtown” as many expats call it. For the longest time it was the hangout of middle school students and old people. Howe…Tue, 16 Dec 2014, 06:18 AM // ulsanonline.com

I have Lived Today - Former Ulsan resident Steve Moore has come out with his first book called “I Have Lived Today” and we couldn’t be happier. According to Moore, the book started out as a project while he was teaching h…Wed, 10 Dec 2014, 06:31 PM // ulsanonline.com

A New Editor For Ulsan Online - Hello Ulsan! My name is Jason Teale and I am sure many of you have seen my name pop on this site or on our Facebook page. I have been involved in the Ulsan community for a long time and I am extremely…Sat, 29 Nov 2014, 01:45 AM // ulsanonline.com

A New Chapter at UlsanOnline - It is with mixed emotions I write this note. My time here as Editor in Chief of UlsanOnline has come to an end. In the next few weeks I will be starting a very big personal project that is likely to e…Fri, 10 Oct 2014, 03:24 AM // ulsanonline.com

Unfair Firings: One Teacher’s Story, and What You Can Do if it Happens to You. - This piece was requested by UlsanOnline.com after a recent unfair firing in which the teachers actually stuck around to take the process through the Labor Board. Too often, for various reasons, people…Tue, 7 Oct 2014, 11:46 PM // ulsanonline.com

Angle Magazine’s First Birthday Party - On the night of October 4th Angle Magazine promises an audiovisual feast at Ulsan’s Sticky Fingers in honour of our first birthday celebration. Over the past year, Angle Magazine has worked at showcas…Tue, 23 Sep 2014, 06:37 AM // ulsanonline.com

Ulsan World Music Festival – Oct 2-5, 2014 - Arguably the best festival held in Ulsan, the World Music Festival brings musicians from different countries and different musical genres together in a weekend of great music. It takes place this year…Tue, 23 Sep 2014, 03:13 AM // ulsanonline.com

Counseling Resources - As many people already know, counseling resources can be hard to come by in Korea. Mental health issues, which have a large stigma attached to them in Western cultures, are even less discussed here th…Thu, 7 Aug 2014, 03:41 AM // ulsanonline.com

Ulsan Summer Festival - If you’re a fan of Korean music, then check out the Ulsan Summer Festival sponsored by MBC. It is taking place in various parts of the city over most of the weekends in August. For those that can’t re…Thu, 24 Jul 2014, 04:47 AM // ulsanonline.com

How to Beat the Heat and Humidity - Summer in Ulsan can be hard to handle, as the temperatures rise above 30*C (that’s 86*Fahrenheit for those that are metrically challenged) and humidity soars into the 70%-90% range. Hear are some meth…Mon, 21 Jul 2014, 05:33 AM // ulsanonline.com

What you should know about BAPS (Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary) - This article was written by Leo, one of the two people who run the Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary. It’s pretty much the only no-kill dog shelter in the Busan-Ulsan area. The article was written in resp…Thu, 17 Jul 2014, 05:53 AM // ulsanonline.com

What to do with a Stray Animal - Regularly we get posts on the Ulsan Online Facebook group from kind-hearted people who have found a stray cat or dog (or sometimes even rabbit) on the streets, and want to help the creature out. Here…Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 04:38 AM // ulsanonline.com

Typhoon Neoguri expected in Ulsan this week - Typhoon Neoguri, which is currently classed as a Category 4 Super-typhoon with winds up to 250km/hr, is blowing it’s heart out over the East China Sea, and bearing down on poor Okinawa, Japan, which i…Mon, 7 Jul 2014, 03:36 AM // ulsanonline.com

OMK Bikes - In our ongoing series of articles which explore the “must-see” places in Ulsan, we head to OMK bikes in Taehwa-dong. This shop has been a long time partner of Ulsan Online and a shop which is dedicate…Sat, 5 Jul 2014, 09:12 PM // ulsanonline.com

Difficult to Find Ingredients - Every week on the Ulsan Online Facebook group, we get requests for help locating specific, non-Korean ingredients or food that are not available in the neighbourhood marts, or even some larger grocery…Fri, 4 Jul 2014, 03:39 AM // ulsanonline.com

Whale Festival Weekend - The Whale Festival kicked off last night with a small fireworks display at the Taehwagang Park, and continues on over the weekend. The Event Schedule is on the Ulsanwhale website. There will be perfor…Thu, 3 Jul 2014, 09:46 PM // ulsanonline.com

For Jason - This past week, the Ulsan expat community was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of one of our own, Jason Lappies. Jason lived in Ulsan for several years, and was a fixture behind the bar at C…Mon, 30 Jun 2014, 05:52 AM // ulsanonline.com

Going to the Doctor - Going to the doctor can be a worrying trip no matter where you are, but when you’re in a foreign culture, where everyone speaks a different language, it can be even more frightening. Here are a few of…Fri, 20 Jun 2014, 04:07 AM // ulsanonline.com

Ulsan Farmers Market - Located between Emart and the Lotte Wheel/ department store sits Ulsan’s Farmers Market. It is the place to get your fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood. While it is a lot smaller than Noryangjin Fish…Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 03:05 AM // ulsanonline.com

2014 World Cup Match Times (Korean Time Zone) - Thanks to Thomas Raymond for posting this in the Ulsan Online Facebook group. Since Facebook posts tend to disappear off the page easily, I thought I’d put it here for easy finding. Several bars and p…Tue, 10 Jun 2014, 06:23 AM // ulsanonline.com

CATS at The Hyundai Arts Center - The Hyundai Arts Center has always been a place just off my radar for something to do. Located across the street from the Hyundai Department Store in Dong-gu, it always seemed like a place that was ju…Mon, 2 Jun 2014, 05:12 AM // ulsanonline.com

News Update May 28th 2014 - There’s a reward posted for information leading to the arrest of Yoo Byung-eun, who was the owner of the Sewol ferry. Quote: “Yoo, head of the now-defunct predecessor of the ferry’s current operator,…Tue, 27 May 2014, 11:49 PM // ulsanonline.com

News Update May 21st 2014 - New News Update for May 21st, 2014: What are Koreans thinking about this week? Accidents and rule-breaking behaviour that causes them, mostly. a power plant and a small accidental explosion aboard a S…Tue, 20 May 2014, 03:37 PM // ulsanonline.com

Open Lectures at Gyeongju University - From a member who works at GU: Dear Ulsan Online Community Gyeongju University has put together a semester of open lectures running from May 13th till June 19th. All are welcome to attend the currentl…Fri, 16 May 2014, 01:34 AM // ulsanonline.com

Giving Birth in Ulsan - With much thanks to Adele Vitale for this article! Having a baby can be wonderful, scary, exciting, frustrating, thrilling, exhausting, exhilarating, and intense, all at the same time. Whether a pregn…Thu, 8 May 2014, 07:47 AM // ulsanonline.com

Whale Boat Races, and Festival, Postponed ’til July - In light of the tragic sinking of the ferry full of high school kids traveling from Incheon to Jejudo this week, Korea has put it’s festivals and celebrations on hold for a period of national mourning…Thu, 17 Apr 2014, 11:28 PM // ulsanonline.com

Big Day South - April is a busy month for Angle Magazine. We’re about to publish our 5th issue and we will be following it with our first ever festival. We are fortunate to team up with I Like Many Records (an indie…Fri, 11 Apr 2014, 02:10 AM // ulsanonline.com

Whale Boat Races are a Go! - A week or two ago, T-Hope Korea was told that the annual Whale Boat Race (held in conjunction with the Whale Festival) would no longer have an amateur, foreigner friendly event. There was not much rea…Thu, 3 Apr 2014, 03:17 AM // ulsanonline.com

Baseball in Ulsan! - The new baseball stadium at the Munsu Sports Complex is ready to open, with two Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles games on March 22 and 23, both games starting at 1:00pm. To kick off the new season, and t…Sun, 9 Mar 2014, 11:50 PM // ulsanonline.com

How-To: Ulsan buses - Hi there! You’ve made it to Ulsan – congratulations! After getting unpacked you’re going to want to explore and the bus system here is great for that! And even if you’re not a Newbie, understanding ho…Sun, 9 Mar 2014, 11:11 PM // ulsanonline.com

Fascinating Photos of the Past - It’s easy to look around modern South Korea and forget that within living memory, this country was wartorn and impoverished, and has within 60 years built itself up to become one of the strongest econ…Tue, 4 Mar 2014, 03:54 AM // ulsanonline.com

Travel Vaccines in Ulsan - We tend to get many requests about travel vaccinations from people heading out from Ulsan on various short or long term adventures. Thanks to Jenn Levy for this helpful information. “For travel vaccin…Tue, 4 Mar 2014, 02:59 AM // ulsanonline.com

Industrial Theatre Troupe is Back! - An announcement from ITT: Ulsan’s own ‘Industrial Theatre Troupe‘ is back with their 4th performance of 30 plays in 60 minutes. For those who have not heard of ITT, it is a theatre troupe which was st…Mon, 3 Feb 2014, 09:01 AM // ulsanonline.com

Credit Card Data Theft – Are you affected? - As you may know, Korea has just experienced a massive case of credit card data theft affecting over 20 million people. Currently the banks have only sent out messages in Korean to alert customers. If…Wed, 22 Jan 2014, 02:48 AM // ulsanonline.com

New Address System in Effect - As of January 1, 2014, Korea has officially moved away from the old, very confusing addresses, which were based on things like land lots, and what order buildings were constructed in on a block, to a…Fri, 17 Jan 2014, 11:07 PM // ulsanonline.com

Volunteers Needed! - Utopia Social Service Team, from Ulsan University are looking for volunteers to join them: Hello! We are social service team ‘Utopia’. We are planning to go to education service activities this winter…Sun, 5 Jan 2014, 06:59 AM // ulsanonline.com

UNIST Students Fundraising for Philippines - Hello Dear fellows, As you may know, the death tool of the Typhoon Haiyan victims in Philipines has raised above 6000. Some 4.3 million people were said to have been displaced — one million of whom we…Tue, 10 Dec 2013, 12:47 AM // ulsanonline.com

Re: Best savings accounts - There is very little chance in this low interest rate environment to get anything larger than that on a term deposit. If you're just looking to hold cash and be just above inflation than time deposits…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 12:15 PM // waygook.org

Re: active vs. inactive moderators - You're right, actually, I'll have to do some cleanup pretty shortly. I have one additional person in mind for moderator, so that may help too. :)Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 11:53 AM // waygook.org

Re: American Tax Question - Please Help! - If you do not have any stocks or other holdings in the USA you will need to fill out the following:10402555 - For foreign earned income exclusion. As long as you made less than US$99,200 in 2014 you w…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 11:49 AM // waygook.org

Re: Any phones available? - Quote from: samsam on February 14, 2015, 07:56:22 PMI have a year left on my SKT contract. It's a Samsung Galaxy Win. Tbh it is basic but it is in good condition. Let me know if youre interestedHi, I…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 10:24 AM // waygook.org

Tattoos and Korea - I'm probably going to be working in Korea for a couple weeks (GM employee). I haven't been in a couple years, but last time I was kicked out of a spa and even the gym for my tattoos. Is the same stigm…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:05 PM // reddit.com

Legal drugs in Korea except alcohol, cigarettes? - I like taking drugs but I don't wanna break the law in Korea. Prison doesn't look fun. So I was wondering if there were ways around. Some legal drug in Korea, some wild mushroom or whatever. Anyone kn…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 10:51 AM // reddit.com

Navigation options - Is there a navigation application for Android that works well in South Korea that is English friendly? Preferably something that allows offline navigation. Is Google Maps really that bad? submitted by…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 07:52 AM // reddit.com

Looking for a Kate who lost her jacket and iPod on Saturday. - I was out in hongdae at FFs with a friend visiting Korea. She got really drunk and picked up the wrong jacket. I just searched the pockets and found an iPod with the name Kate's iPod. No photos or con…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 06:39 AM // reddit.com

Korean Laptops - Hello everyone! Quick question: I will be doing an exchange program to Seoul this coming fall and I need laptop. Should I wait to buy one on Korea? Or buy one while I'm here in the US? Thanks in advan…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:50 AM // reddit.com

In need of a MAN tune-up - a Gentlemens Barbershop/salon/spa for men - I need a Korean makeover and to be pampered after overcoming jet lag. - It is my first week in Korea and I need a MAN tune-up! I have just got over jet lag - I am learning hangul and starting classes at my UNI as a Non-Traditional Exchange student in Anyang. My back is ki…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:06 AM // reddit.com

Help finding a Korean dish. - My dad told me about a dish he had at a bar in Korea, it was shark in some kind of gravy. He said it looked like potatoes but they found out it was shark. This was in the 80s, and I don't know where i…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:43 PM // reddit.com

Is the only American public notary service available in Korea at the American Embassy? - I'm trying to get a document notarized for use in the US. After googling around a bit and checking the US embassy website, it seems that the only way to have something legitimately notarized is by a c…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 11:20 PM // reddit.com

How long does it take to get TB test results in Korea? - One thing I read online was that a TB test consists of an injection and follow-up 7 days later. But I seem to remember having a chest x-ray check here for TB at one point. Which would have same day re…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:07 PM // reddit.com

Trip to Japan from Korea - Hello /r/Korea I'm currently on holidays in Korea as a french citizen and planning a trip to Japan next week. So i was wondering if i will be needing a special visa to enter Japan ? Might be a stupid…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 09:00 PM // reddit.com

Where to buy chalk and weightlifting straps in Korea? - Any bricks and mortar shops sell them? Or would I have to go online? submitted by buttressofwindsor [link] [4 comments]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 08:56 PM // reddit.com

Was your army experience worth it? - Hello, Uh so in a month I have to choose if I'm going to join the army or not. In your honesty, is korean citizenship worth spending 20 months in army? submitted by ehrhdalfk [link] [32 comments]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 08:14 PM // reddit.com

Delayed in Incheon for 24 hours, suggestions and questions? - Hi /r/Korea, I was supposed to have a 2 hour transfer in Incheon on my way back to the states. Flight was delayed and huge customs line and now I have about 24 hours to spend in the airport. Anyone ha…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 05:14 PM // reddit.com

I have an embarrassing problem. I got a tattoo that says waht it needs to say but not written how it should. I was hoping someone could help me figure out the best solution to make it better... - Im not sure how frequent this sub is so ill jsut wait for someone fluent in korean to reply. thank you :) submitted by Bobabla [link] [44 comments]Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 03:18 PM // reddit.com

Well Dressed Tailoring - anyone been? - Thinking about going here to get a suit made for a wedding in April. Anyone been or can recommend another place that speaks English? Not looking for anything too nice, only plan to wear it a few times…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 07:20 AM // reddit.com

General discussion thread for the week of March 02 - Please use this thread as a place to chat and discuss anything you don't think is worthy of a thread of its own. Shoot the shit and keep it (relatively) civil. Special thanks to /u/Jtothelew for getti…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 10:02 PM // reddit.com

Petraeus pleads guilty to sharing secrets with mistress - Admission allows top US ex-war general in Afghanistan to avoid trial that would have shone light on his affair.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:14 PM // english.aljazeera.net

India's Maharashtra state bans beef - Sale or possession of beef is punishable by up to five years in jail in western state - home to financial hub Mumbai.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 10:52 AM // english.aljazeera.net

Indian widows break tradition to celebrate Holi - Shunned women attend festivities in Vrindavan and Varanasi, the north Indian cities known as the cities of widows.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 10:09 AM // english.aljazeera.net

Asia Times

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A prayer for AIPAC's demise - As the powerful pro-Israeli government lobby the American Israel Public Affairs Committee holds its annual policy meeting in Washington, I'm praying that this year marks the beginning of the end of it…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 06:00 AM // atimes.com

Rakhmon notches another poll win - The party of Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon has swept aside all opposition to increase his hold on parliament, winning 57 out of 63 seats in a general election that international observers say…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 06:00 AM // atimes.com

The Arab intellectual is resting, not dead - This is a strange period in the history of Arab culture and politics. It is strange because popular revolutions are propelled by the articulation and insight of intellectuals, yet there seems to be no…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 06:00 AM // atimes.com

BBC

Delhi police block gang rapist film - Police in India secure a court injunction blocking the broadcast of an interview with one of the Delhi gang rapists on death row.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:14 PM // feeds.bbci.co.uk

Myanmar students defy police - Hundreds of students protesting against an education bill in Myanmar have defied an order to disperse despite being surrounded by police.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 11:22 AM // feeds.bbci.co.uk

India's Maharashtra state bans beef - The Indian president approves a bill which bans the slaughter of cows and the sale and consumption of beef in the western state of Maharashtra.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 09:17 AM // feeds.bbci.co.uk

VIDEO: Tourists flock to Japan's Cat Island - Tourists from around Japan have been flocking to a tiny fishing community, to see what has been nicknamed Cat Island.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 08:36 AM // feeds.bbci.co.uk

CBC News

Oil back at $50, but analysts point to glut that could drive down prices - Oil makes gains after Saudi Arabia boosts its price to Asian and U.S. buyers and as fighting threatened oilfields in Libya — but some analysts say it could still fall to $20 a barrel because of conti…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:10 PM // rss.cbc.ca

France enacts law forcing companies to make appliances last longer - France is ordering manufacturers to inform consumers how long they can expect their TV, cell phone or other appliance to last — before they buy it.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:01 PM // rss.cbc.ca

Burma student protest march blocked by human chain - About 200 student protesters and a dozen monks hold a sit-in north of Rangoon after being blocked from entering the former capital by police. Its the latest in a series of demonstrations that have be…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 11:16 AM // rss.cbc.ca

India gang-rapist says victim would not have been killed if she hadn't fought - One of the men sentenced to death for raping and killing a woman in a brutal 2012 gang attack on a New Delhi bus says in a TV documentary that if their victim had not fought back she would not have b…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 09:35 AM // rss.cbc.ca

China.org.cn

Russia, Ukraine agree on gas delivery: EU - Moscow and Kiev have agreed on a gas delivery deal to ensure Ukrainian gas consumption until the end of March, with Ukraine guaranteeing an undisputed transit of gas to the EU, after an EU-brokered tr…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:52 AM // china.org.cn

China responds to US concern over counterterrorism law - China's drafting of its first counterterrorism law is a domestic issue, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday in response to comments made by the United States. • Lawmakers weigh China's draft anti…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:50 AM // china.org.cn

Suicide car bomb kills 7 in S. Afghanistan - Seven people including two security personnel and the attacker were killed as a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car on a military convoy in the restive Sangin district of Helmand province…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:40 AM // china.org.cn

2 shot dead on Danish island - Two people were killed and one more was seriously injured in a shooting on a Danish island Monday night, local media reported early Tuesday morning.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 02:26 AM // china.org.cn

CNN

Parents arrested over polio vaccine - Police have arrested at least 513 parents in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar for not allowing their children to get the polio vaccine, an official said Tuesday.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 07:58 AM // rss.cnn.com

New Delhi rapist on victim: 'She should just be silent and allow rape' - The father of a New Delhi gang rape victim, whose shocking attack on a public bus provoked outrage around the world, is calling for the immediate execution of the convicted rapists after one of them b…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:50 AM // rss.cnn.com

S. Korea: N. Korea fires missiles - North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said. The launch comes as the United States and South Korea begin annual joint…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 05:08 AM // rss.cnn.com

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Daily chart: Korea opportunities - AS THE peninsula this year marks 70 years since its division, South Korea’s president, Park Geun-hye, is pushing the idea of unification as a “bonanza”. For the North, whose minuscule economy is rough…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 07:56 AM // economist.com

Adultery in South Korea: Dead scarlet letter - UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: Adultery in South Korea Rubric: The country at last repeals a law that made infidelity a crime Location: SEOUL Main image: 20…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 07:51 AM // economist.com

Fuel hedging and airlines: Gambles that haven't paid off - THE FALL in oil prices—and the resulting drop in the cost of aeroplane fuel—is good news for airlines and business travellers hoping to cut costs. This could be the airline industry's best year in hal…Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 10:10 AM // economist.com

Amy Yang overtakes Stacy Lewis to win LPGA Thailand - South Korea's Amy Yang won the Honda LPGA Thailand on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, finishing with a 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over American Stacy Lewis and two others.Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 04:56 AM // search.espn.go.com

Stacy Lewis leads LPGA Thailand by 1 after round 3 - American Stacy Lewis shot a 1-over 73 on Saturday in hot and humid conditions in the Honda LPGA Thailand to take a one-stroke lead over South Korea's Amy Yang into the final round.Sat, 28 Feb 2015, 05:35 AM // search.espn.go.com

2018 Winter Olympics -- Joint working group formed to speed up prep in South Korea - The IOC and South Korean organizers agreed to set up a special joint task force Friday to cut through the slow pace of preparations hampering the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 02:05 PM // search.espn.go.com

Lydia Ko wins Women's Australian Open by 2 strokes - New Zealand's Lydia Ko made her second start as world No. 1 a winning one, shooting a final-round 2-under 71 for a two-stroke victory over South Korea's Amy Yang in the Women's Australian Open.Sun, 22 Feb 2015, 12:19 AM // search.espn.go.com

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Indifferent or awkward: what happens when North and South Koreans meet? - Though their countries are technically at war, Koreans from the north and the south cross paths at Beijing airport every day. Frequent traveller Andray Abrahamian can’t help wondering what they’re thi…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 04:56 AM // guardian.co.uk

North Korea reopens borders after Ebola fails to show up - Foreign tourists were shut out of already isolated country for five months, with regime citing virus epidemic thousands of miles away in west AfricaNorth Korea officially reopened its borders on Tuesd…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:50 PM // guardian.co.uk

US intelligence chief reveals details of secret mission to North Korea - James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said he was treated to a 12-course banquet when he visited the isolated country to bring back two jailed Americans, Matthew Miller and Kenneth Bae…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 08:13 PM // guardian.co.uk

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as United States carries out military drills - Annual drills involving South Korea and the US have sparked angry rhetoric from PyongyangNorth Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea and warned of “merciless strikes” against its…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 12:30 AM // guardian.co.uk

How to take the best tourist snaps in North Korea - It’s become a cliche to boast of unseen footage from inside the secret state, but tourist Pierre Deport’s recent video stands out from the rest. He talked to NK News about how best to go about itGoogl…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 12:00 AM // guardian.co.uk

North Korea bans foreigners from Pyongyang marathon over Ebola fears - Kim Jong-un’s regime has told travel agents no tourists will be allowed in for the race in AprilNorth Korea has banned foreign runners from participating in an international marathon scheduled to be h…Sun, 22 Feb 2015, 11:09 PM // guardian.co.uk

Kim Jong-il and the great movie-star kidnap - In 1978, Kim Jong-il abducted two of South Korea’s biggest film names and forced them to shoot pro-North versions of foreign hits, including a communist Godzilla. Paul Fischer recounts a tale as wild…Sat, 21 Feb 2015, 03:00 AM // guardian.co.uk

Herald de Paris

South Korea’s wired youth prefer social networks to social outings - Elizabeth ShimSEOUL, March 3 (UPI) — South Korean university campuses that once bustled with student-led activities are growing quieter with the rise of social networking, and memberships in popular c…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 12:25 PM // heralddeparis.com

Seth Rogen: Censoring North Korea in ‘The Interview’ ‘Seemed Wrong’ - In an interview in the new issue of Vanity Fair, Seth Rogen and his production company partner, Evan Goldberg, revealed the internal debate about naming North Korea in “The Interview.” Despite the fac…Wed, 4 Feb 2015, 07:27 PM // heralddeparis.com

What’s Really Happening with China’s Great Firewall - by Sisi Wei Update, Feb. 2, 2015: According to Golden Frog spokesman Andrew Staples, the company has restored service to 80 to 90 percent of the servers its users can connect to from within China. Gol…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 04:34 PM // heralddeparis.com

Podcast: The Pentagon’s Failure to Find Long Lost Soldiers - by Sara Afzal Losing a loved one to war is hard enough but when thousands of U.S. soldiers missing overseas from combat in Vietnam, Korea and World War II have yet to return to their families – it add…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 04:33 PM // heralddeparis.com

What’s Really Happening with China’s Great Firewall - by Sisi Wei Update, Feb. 2, 2015: According to Golden Frog spokesman Andrew Staples, the company has restored service to 80 to 90 percent of the servers its users can connect to from within China. Gol…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 04:33 PM // heralddeparis.com

Podcast: The Pentagon’s Failure to Find Long Lost Soldiers - by Sara Afzal Losing a loved one to war is hard enough but when thousands of U.S. soldiers missing overseas from combat in Vietnam, Korea and World War II have yet to return to their families – it add…Tue, 3 Feb 2015, 04:33 PM // heralddeparis.com

Nancy Cohen-koan: Killing Two Birds... and I Don't Mean North Korean Leaders - I didn't find anything particularly funny despite being a Rogan fan. I like crude. Just last night I saw National Lampoon's Dirty Movie and ashamedly found myself howling. But The Interview's script d…Tue, 30 Dec 2014, 09:48 AM // huffingtonpost.com

Michael Berkowitz: 'The Interview': No Hack Job! - What could possibly go wrong? An American movie about assassinating the leader of a nation which the U.S. had branded as part of the international axis of evil. The assassination movie is launched fro…Mon, 29 Dec 2014, 12:31 PM // huffingtonpost.com

Daniel Wagner: North Korea, Sony, and Ignorance - Given that the vast majority of Americans cannot identify North Korea on a map, or the name of its leader, the very idea that a major film studio would sanction the production of a movie whose plot is…Mon, 29 Dec 2014, 12:08 AM // huffingtonpost.com

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: North Korea's Racial Slur of President Obama Is Business as Usual - It's hardly the first time that some official or official source in North Korea has gotten caught with its racial dirty linen waving. The verbal war is the outcrop of the deep suspicion, distrust, ant…Sun, 28 Dec 2014, 09:35 AM // huffingtonpost.com

'Miracle' baby born in Philippine Typhoon Haiyan rubble - Emily Sagalis cried tears of joy after giving birth to a miracle girl in a Typhoon Haiyan-ravaged Philippine city, then named the baby after her mother who went missing in the storm.Mon, 11 Nov 2013, 02:20 AM // syndication.indianexpress.com

Super typhoon destroys Philippine towns, more than 10,000 feared dead - Countless survivors across a huge swathe of the country remained without aid for a third day.Sat, 9 Nov 2013, 11:07 PM // syndication.indianexpress.com

Japan Today

World › 3,800 Unification Church couples wed in mass ceremony - Thousands of couples took part in a mass wedding on Tuesday at the South Korean headquarters of the Unification Church -- the third such event since the death of their messiah and church founder Sun M…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 12:45 AM // japantoday.com

World › Australia to send 300 more troops to Iraq - Australia announced on Tuesday it will send another 300 troops to Iraq in a joint mission with New Zealand to help train local forces fighting the Islamic State group. The decision follows Wellington…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 10:41 PM // japantoday.com

World › China state media stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric - Western values are a ticket to hell, a newspaper published by China's Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas causing turmo…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 05:05 PM // japantoday.com

World › Iraq launches operation to retake Tikrit from Islamic State - Backed by Iranian-supported Shiite militias, Iraqi forces launched a large-scale offensive Monday to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown from the Islamic State group, the first in a series of campaigns t…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 05:00 PM // japantoday.com

World › Russia, Ukraine agree on gas delivery deal until end of March - Moscow and Kiev agreed a gas delivery deal until the end of March after EU-brokered talks in Brussels Monday, securing supplies to Europe after a row over supplies to rebel-held eastern Ukraine, the E…Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:43 PM // japantoday.com

Was Obama hug Republican’s political kiss of death? - Charlie Crist, once was the highly-popular Republican governor of Florida, is on the verge of being drummed out of the GOP by tea partiersTue, 20 Apr 2010, 08:02 PM // nationalpost.com

Clinton urges Israel to make 'difficult' choices for peace deal - Amid strained relations between the United States and Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued Monday that the Israeli state’s survival depends on whether it can make the “difficult but…Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 06:02 PM // nationalpost.com

From Russia, maybe with love: mail-order brides a booming business - Mark Scrivener, a Martensville, Sask., man on Jan. 1 this year opened a Canadian branch of the Volga Girls mail-order bride service.Tue, 2 Mar 2010, 11:02 PM // nationalpost.com

New York Times

North Korea Launches 2 Missiles Into Sea to Protest U.S. War Games With South - South Korea condemned the North Korean missile tests as a “saber-rattling provocation” and a violation of United Nations resolutions.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 12:00 AM // topics.nytimes.com

South Korean President Urges Japan to Admit Past Wrongs - In a speech marking the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese rule, President Park Geun-hye said Japan should apologize for holding Korean women in military brothels during World War II.Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 12:00 AM // topics.nytimes.com

Adultery Is No Longer an Affair of the State in South Korea - An estimated 53,000 South Koreans have been indicted under the law since the authorities began keeping count in 1985.Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 12:00 AM // topics.nytimes.com

South Korean Island Grows Wary After Welcoming the Chinese - While many residents of the South Korean island of Jeju welcome the recent influx of Chinese investors, some worry about exploitation and becoming a pawn in Beijing’s power games.Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 12:00 AM // topics.nytimes.com

Presidents Cup in South Korea May Lack Native Sons - Incheon will host the competition, which is taking place in Asia for the first time, but based on this week’s rankings, no South Koreans would earn an automatic spot.Wed, 18 Feb 2015, 12:00 AM // topics.nytimes.com

New Zealand Herald

North Korea fires two missiles into the sea - North Korea has fired two missiles into the sea and vowed merciless retaliation as the US and South Korea kicked off joint military drills denounced by Pyongyang as recklessly confrontational. The ann…Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 10:12 PM // rss.nzherald.co.nz

North Korea sends 'slaves' abroad to fund Kim Jong-un's luxury lifestyle - Tens of thousands of impoverished North Koreans have been sent abroad to work as state-sponsored slaves whose wages are confiscated and used to buy luxury goods for the regime, human rights activists…Sat, 21 Feb 2015, 10:00 PM // rss.nzherald.co.nz

Hunt for teen uncovers body parts - BREKKIE WRAP: POLICE searching for missing teen Becky Watts have found body parts and arrested five more people after being tipped off she was cut up.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:29 PM // feeds.news.com.au

‘We have the power to strike US’ - NORTH Korea has reacted very badly to this week’s joint US-South Korea military drills, issuing threats and firing missiles into the sea.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 10:43 AM // feeds.news.com.au

Indian woman gets her revenge - IT’S NOT often a body slam is credited as a win for women’s rights, but this take-down at a train station has girl power written all over it.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 09:45 AM // feeds.news.com.au

Bali Nine pair’s trip to killing field - IN AN operation with maximum visual impact, Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will today be moved to the island where they will be shot.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 08:16 AM // feeds.news.com.au

Chinese New Year rings up record duty-free sales at department stores - Major department stores in Japan reported record duty-free sales in February as throngs of Chinese tourists took advantage of an increased number of tax-free items and the weaker yen during the Chines…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 09:05 AM // newsonjapan.com

Abe, DPJ's Okada now tied to dubious political contributions issue - In the latest allegations of questionable political donations now aimed at top party leaders, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the main opposition party president are linked to contributions from compani…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 09:02 AM // newsonjapan.com

Tokyo stocks flat at close - Tokyo stocks closed flat Tuesday on profit-taking after several days of gains, while Sharp tumbled on a report that said the struggling electronics maker is seeking aid from its key lenders and may cl…Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 08:54 AM // newsonjapan.com

NPR

How 'Flower Beds' Give Love And Lentils To Moms And Babies - When mothers need day care for their children, the best person to turn to might be another mother. That's the lesson of the new cooperative nurseries in an Indian state.Mon, 2 Mar 2015, 04:51 PM // npr.org

Avalanches Kill Nearly 250 In Afghanistan - The latest avalanches, in the Panjshir Valley north of the capital, Kabul, have cut off villages in the area for almost a week.Sun, 1 Mar 2015, 02:59 PM // npr.org

New Chinese Social Media Policy May Be Used To Target Political Speech - This weekend, the Chinese government will begin requiring people who use a vast array of social media and Internet messaging platforms to register with their real names. People believe it will target…Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 04:42 PM // npr.org

Bangladeshi-American Blogger Hacked To Death In Dhaka - Avijit Roy's writings denounced fundamentalist thought and earned him death threats from Islamist groups. His wife, Rafida Ahmed, who was with him during the attack Thursday, was severely wounded.Fri, 27 Feb 2015, 10:00 AM // npr.org

South Korea Decriminalizes Cheating, Shares Of Contraceptive Companies Rise - The country's Constitutional Court voted 7-2 to abolish a 1953 law that made adultery a crime punishable by up to two years in prison.Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 03:56 PM // npr.org

Afghans Make History, Winning Thriller Against Scotland In Cricket's World Cup - The win in Dunedin, New Zealand, is a first for Afghanistan at the World Cup. The victory spurred Afghans to celebrate on the streets of Kabul.Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 09:46 AM // npr.org

Indonesia's New President Runs Into Political Challenges - Just over three months in office, there are serious questions as to whether Joko Widodo can stand up to the national political elites and their vested interests.Thu, 26 Feb 2015, 05:09 AM // npr.org

Samsung Bets on Its Chips in Galaxy S6 - The most important feature of Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 smartphone might be the one inside the phone that most consumers won’t even notice: the internally developed Samsung microprocessors.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:31 PM // online.wsj.com

HK Airlines in Talks to Sell Stake - Hong Kong Airlines is in talks to sell a stake in itself to a strategic investor, delaying the short-haul carrier’s plans to list in the city in coming months.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:29 PM // online.wsj.com

Best Buy Rewards Shareholders - Best Buy unveiled plans to buy back shares for the first time since 2012 and boosted its dividend by 21%, as the electronics retailer posted better-than-expected profit in its holiday quarter.Tue, 3 Mar 2015, 01:18 PM // online.wsj.com